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Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:14 am
by Tideshark
There is a box/cow fish I saw at the store a few weeks ago and it was awesome looking. He looked kinda like Super Shredders helmet from Ninja Turtles. Silver and had rows of spikes going backwards down both sides and on the top going back. WHAT IS HE?!?! Can't find him anywhere. He had that helmet shape of a cow/box fish and not regular puffer or porcipine fish.
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:37 am
by jdak
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:46 am
by Tideshark
nope, not like that at all.
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:47 am
by Tideshark
Literally looks identical to Super Shredders helmet in Ninja Turtles.
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:17 pm
by Brent
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:15 pm
by J-P
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:28 pm
by Brent
That is an awesome fish, J-P!
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:39 pm
by J-P
thanks
I am currently looking for info on it
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:51 pm
by Brent
Well, they can't be much different from puffers for feeding and overall care, right?
It grows to 15" and lives on or near reefs and in seagrass beds (fishbase).
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:53 pm
by J-P
do a search for Chilomycterus on fishbase.org. They have a bunch and range in size.
Marine Oasis has:
Bridled Burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
http://www.marineoasis.com/index.cgi?page=pufferfish
Fishbase has:
Chilomycterus antennatus
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... hp?id=4299
Bridled burrfish
A different scientific name.
Fish bas has antillarum as a Web burrfish
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... hp?id=4300 <== AFAIK these are a little more common and cute as hell!
I wonder if one of these can fit in my 65
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:20 pm
by Brent
I don't trust that marine oasis site. Look at how they label the burrfish as 'super easy and almost always acclimates to captivity well' and the valentini as 'okay if provided with special care.'
I'd say fishbase probably has the correct ID, to say the least. Just IMO.
Hopefully.
[edit]
I searched chilomycterus antennatus on google and it's labelled as the bridled burrfish on every site on the first page.
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:18 pm
by Tideshark
Hell yeah Brent, that is it, Humpback Turretfish, thanks for the ID and sorry it took me forever to get back to the post.
Re: Help with a Puffer/boxfish/cowfish ID
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:30 am
by Brent
Haha, no problem.
Are you thinking of getting one?
