---
title: "Striped Burrfish"
description: "Chilomycterus schoepfii — Fish. The striped burrfish or simply burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii) is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-burrfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Burrfish

> Chilomycterus schoepfii — Fish. The striped burrfish or simply burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii) is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chilomycterus schoepfii*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4213
- Wikidata: [Q2314523](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2314523)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82264](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82264)

## Names

- en: Striped Burrfish
- de: Gestreifter Igelfisch
- es: Guanábana rayada
- fr: Porc-épic-rayé

## Countries with the most observations

US (3740), MX (56)

## Summary

The striped burrfish or simply burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii) is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_burrfish

## Photo

![Striped Burrfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-burrfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robert Hongen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261852598

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-burrfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).