Striped burrfish

Striped Burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi. The striped burrfish is small and has yellowish-green with dark wavy stripes. It grows  up to 10 inches in length. Its head and body are covered with short sharp spines. It also has large dark spots that appear in the base of its dorsal fin and also above and behind the pectoral fin. The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Chordata and the class is Actinopterygii. Order is Tetraodontiformes and the family is Diodontidae. Genus is Chilomycterus and species is Chilomycterus schoepfi.  The Striped Burrfish is mostly found in solitary bottom-dwellers and found in areas near bay grass beds. A fun fact is that Striped burrfish can pull water and air into their bodies and also expanding really far compared to it’s normal size and it is an effort to deter predators. This fish has bilateral symmetry which  means that this fish could be divided into symmetrical halves on any side. A functional adaptation is that it can puff up to scare their predators. A structural adaptation is that this fish is covered with tiny spikes from its head to their bodies.  One more which is a behavioral adaptation is that Striped Burrfish can pull water and air into their body. Not many predators can pass the striped burrfish because it puffs up but it's really easy for humans because the striped burrfish are not a really good swimmers. This fish is a heterotrophic which means they eat other meats or plants. Also this fish is endothermic which means it's cold blooded.