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The 'burrfish' or 'spiny Boxfish', , is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.
It is distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter, less sharply pointed, and immovable spines which cover the somewhat spherical body. It can inflate its body by taking either air or water into a ventral extension of the stomach. Its color is olivaceous or brownish above and pale yellow below. The back and sides are irregularly striped with brownish, dusky, or black lines which are parallel to each other and which run obliquely downward. There are several large black spots on the sides, one just below the dorsal fin, and another behind the pectoral fin. Its maximum size is about 10 inches.
It is found mostly in the tropics from the West Indies to Floridia, and is found sparingly along the Atlantic coast, sometimes as far north as Cape Cod, and regularly during the late summer and fall in the vicinity of New York.
It spawns off New Jersey in July.
It feeds on invertebrates such as oysters, barnacles, and hermit crabs.
It has no commercial value but is occasionally taken by fishermen and stuffed as curio. It is often washed ashore along the beach and is a treacherous object if stepped on by mistake with bare feet. Other species of burr and porcupine fish are found in the tropics.
★ E. C. Raney "Burrfish." ''The Wise Fishermen's Encyclopedia'' (1951)
The 'burrfish' or 'spiny Boxfish', , is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.
| Contents |
| Description |
| Distribution |
| Habitat |
| Diet |
| Fishing technique |
| References |
Description
It is distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter, less sharply pointed, and immovable spines which cover the somewhat spherical body. It can inflate its body by taking either air or water into a ventral extension of the stomach. Its color is olivaceous or brownish above and pale yellow below. The back and sides are irregularly striped with brownish, dusky, or black lines which are parallel to each other and which run obliquely downward. There are several large black spots on the sides, one just below the dorsal fin, and another behind the pectoral fin. Its maximum size is about 10 inches.
Distribution
It is found mostly in the tropics from the West Indies to Floridia, and is found sparingly along the Atlantic coast, sometimes as far north as Cape Cod, and regularly during the late summer and fall in the vicinity of New York.
Habitat
It spawns off New Jersey in July.
Diet
It feeds on invertebrates such as oysters, barnacles, and hermit crabs.
Fishing technique
It has no commercial value but is occasionally taken by fishermen and stuffed as curio. It is often washed ashore along the beach and is a treacherous object if stepped on by mistake with bare feet. Other species of burr and porcupine fish are found in the tropics.
References
★ E. C. Raney "Burrfish." ''The Wise Fishermen's Encyclopedia'' (1951)
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