Definition of burrfish in English:
burrfish
nounPlural burrfishesˈbəːfɪʃ
A porcupine fish with spines that are permanently erected, occurring in tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.
Genus Chilomycterus, family Diodontidae: several species, including the common C. schoepfi of the western Atlantic
Example sentencesExamples
- I went hunting for my sea-creature, and I think that it might have been a Cyclichthys orbicularis (Birdbeak burrfish).
- This fish is known as a yellow-spotted burrfish or Cyclichthys spilostylus.
- He noticed fish - four specimens of porcupine and burrfish - during a walk at Kayser's Beach along the water line and counted 86 in a one kilometre stretch.
- A spiny burrfish is over-optimistic about staying hidden in the dark.
- Covered in corals and sponges, it is a colourful environment stacked with sea-horses, young spiny burrfish and cornetfish.