Resumen

ACOSTA-CHAPARRO, Andrés; POLANCO F., Andrea  y  NAVAS-CAMACHO, Raúl. Confirmation of the presence of the brown burrfish Chilomycterus spinosus (Diodontidae) in the Colombian Caribbean. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 2023, vol.52, n.2, pp.179-184.  Epub 02-Jul-2024. ISSN 0122-9761.  https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2023.52.2.1290.

The presence of the brown burrfish Chilomycterus spinosus (Diodontidae) in the Colombian Caribbean is confirmed. An individual of this species was sighted in August 2022 in Portete Bay at a depth of 1.5 m. An expansion of the depth range of this species is reported to shallower areas.

Palabras clave : seagrass meadows; Portete Bay; reef fishes.

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