id this puffer

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sharkguy

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i believe its a burrfish (burr puffer whichever u like)

its in a tank i have setup JUST for fish i catch in open waters threw a cast net out and pulled him up along with a few angel fishes

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Oddball said:
Cool burrfish. Keeps a nice pattern through adulthood.
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thanks man i read ur profile ur b-day is one day before my dad (july 2 58) strange huh
anyhow i read that they are a "restricted" in florida and maybe everywhere else? what exaclt does this mean? do i need to put it back or is it ok now that its here? just gettin opinions

thanks

o and when it gets to nig can sell it or no since its "restricted"??
 
First, never release a captive fish to back to the wild. If it picks up anything from your tanks, it could spread it to the wild populations with possibly disasterous results.
I only know of 2 restrictions concerning these burrfish in FL. There was a ban on catching any Tetraodontiforme, due to their feeding on red tide organisms. As far as I could find, that ban was lifted shortly after the last red tide. The other restriction is imposed upon shrimp harvesters. That restriction only limits the areas drag netters can look for shrimp due to other fish populations found in the same area.
These fish are offered by several marine suppliers so, I think you're OK to sell it.

BTW, even though the burrfish more closely resembles boxfish, they can do something boxfish can't:

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green98cav said:
where did you catch him?
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i see ur here in tampa, do u know where ballast point pier is off bayshore blvd? thats where

thats an awesome pic he did that when we pulled him put of our net but hes only about an inch and is feeding of regular flakes actually took a liking to them i figured hed be hard to weine (sp?)

ill find the site where i seen the restriction and post it if i can thanks for info :thumbsup:
 
The following fish species, as they occur in waters of the state and in federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters adjacent to state waters, are hereby designated as restricted species pursuant to Section 370.01(20), Florida Statutes:
(a) Moray eels - Any species of the Family Muraenidae. (b) Snake eels - Any species of the Genera Myrichthys and Myrophis of the Family Ophichthidae. (c) Toadfish - Any species of the Family Batrachoididae. (d) Frogfish - Any species of the Family Antennariidae. (e) Batfish - Any species of the Family Ogcocephalidae. (f) Clingfish - Any species of the Family Gobiesocidae. (g) Trumpetfish - Any species of the Family Aulostomidae. (h) Cornetfish - Any species of the Family Fistulariidae. (i) Pipefish/seahorses - Any species of the Family Syngnathidae. (j) Hamlet/seabass - Any species of the Family Serranidae, except groupers of the genera Epinephalus and Mycteroperca, and seabass of the genus Centropristis. (k) Basslets - Any species of the Family Grammistidae. (l) Cardinalfish - Any species of the Family Apogonidae. (m) High-hat, Jackknife-fish, Spotted drum, Cubbyu - Any species of the genus Equetus of the Family Sciaenidae. (n) Reef Croakers - Any of the species Odontocion dentex. (o) Sweepers - Any species of the Family Pempherididae. (p) Butterflyfish - Any species of the Family Chaetodontidae. (q) Angelfish - Any species of the Family Pomacanthidae. (r) Damselfish - Any species of the Family Pomacentridae. (s) Hawkfish - Any species of the Family Cirrhitidae. (t) Wrasse/hogfish/razorfish - Any species of the Family Labridae, except hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus. (u) Parrotfish - Any species of the Family Scaridae. (v) Jawfish - Any species of the Family Opistognathidae. (w) Blennies - Any species of the Families Clinidae or Blenniidae. (x) Sleepers - Any species of the Family Eleotrididae. (y) Gobies - Any species of the Family Gobiidae. (z) Tangs and surgeonfish - Any species of the Family Acanthuridae. (aa) Filefish/triggerfish - Any species of the Family Balistes, except gray triggerfish, Balistidae capriscus. (bb) Trunkfish/cowfish - Any species of the Family Ostraciidae. (cc) Pufferfish/burrfish/balloonfish - Any of the following species: 1. Balloonfish - Diodon holocanthus. 2. Sharpnose puffer - Canthigaster rostrata. 3. Striped burrfish - Chilomycterus schoepfi.
 
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