WoRMS taxon details
Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
293565 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:293565)
accepted
Species
Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus (Le Danois, 1954) accepted as Chilomycterus mauretanicus (Le Danois, 1954)
- Subspecies Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293565 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chilomycterus spinosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Chilomycterus spinosus, Brazil, by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chilomycterus spinosus USNM 405184 photograph dorsal view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chilomycterus spinosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Chilomycterus spinosus, Brazil, by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Diodon spinosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chilomycterus spinosus USNM 405184 photograph dorsal view)
To ITIS
