Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Southern Florida, Bahamas to Brazil.
Size: 12 inches (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reefs with rubble areas that are adjacent to seagrass beds and usually found at depths between 3 to 130 feet (1 - 40 m) where it feeds mainly at night on benthic invertebrate.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Chilomycterus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.