Common name of Chilomycterus reticulatus
 
Common name Spotfin burrfish
Language English
Type FAO old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Leis, J.M., 2001
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'burr', i.e., a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit, from Middle English 'burre' akin to Old English 'byrst', i.e., bristle (p. 189, Ref. 11978); 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807).
 
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