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<journal-id>0122-9761</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras - INVEMAR]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0122-9761</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS "JOSE BENITO VIVES DE ANDRÉIS" (INVEMAR)    INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS -JOSE BENITO VIVES DE ANDRÉIS- (INVEMAR)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0122-97612026000100206</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25268/bimc.invemar.2026.55.1.1367</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Record of the spotted burrfish Chilomycterus spinosus (Diodontidae) in Taganga Bay, Colombian Caribbean]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Registro del pez globo Chilomycterus spinosus (Diodontidae) en la bahía de Taganga, Caribe colombiano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Registro del pez globo Chilomycterus spinosus (Diodontidae) en la bahía de Taganga, Caribe colombiano]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta-Chaparro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zárate-Arévalo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Camilo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coneo-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Shanly]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras , Invemar  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Marta El Rodadero]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras , Invemar  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Marta El Rodadero]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras , Invemar  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Marta El Rodadero]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>55</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>206</fpage>
<lpage>210</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The spotted burrfish Chilomycterus spinosus, which belongs to the family Diodontidae, has been recorded in the department of Magdalena, Colombian caribbean. An individual of this species was sighted in August 2022 in Taganga Bay, at a depth of 4 m. Recent records indicate that the species is more common in shallow waters of the Colombian continental Caribbean than was previously thought, and that its habitat distribution may be more diverse than previously reported.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se registra la presencia en el departamento de Magdalena, Caribe colombiano, del pez globo Chilomycterus spinosus perteneciente a la familia Diodontidae. Un individuo de esta especie fue avistado en agosto de 2022 en la bahía de Taganga, a una profundidad de 4 m. Los registros recientes indican que la especie está más presente de lo pensado en aguas someras del Caribe continental colombiano y que su distribución de hábitats puede ser más variada a lo registrado anteriormente.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[región de Santa Marta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Caribe sur]]></kwd>
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