- Name:
Spiny Box Puffer
(View AKA's) - Family: Diodontidae
- Species: Puffer
- Scientific Name: Chilomycterus schoepfi
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The Spiny Box Puffer it has a tan to yellow body with dark spots, and short, fixed spines which help protect it from larger, more aggressive fish. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure. A large aquarium is suitable, provided it is a fish-only tank with plenty of room for swimming. It is known to nip at slow-moving fish and long-finned fish but is not aggressive with others in its own family. It will eat invertebrates found in a reef tank.
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| Spiny Box Puffer | Puffer | Diodontidae | Chilomycterus schoepfi | The Spiny Box Puffer it has a tan to yellow body with dark spots, and short, fixed spines which help protect it from larger, more aggressive fish. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure. A large aquarium is suitable, provided it is a fish-only tank with plenty of room for swimming. It is known to nip at slow-moving fish and long-finned fish but is not aggressive with others in its own family. It will eat invertebrates found in a reef tank. | PalaciosAn |
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