Author: (Bloch, 1785)
FBname: Birdbeak burrfish
Comments: Inhabit clear protected reefs with sponge and algal habitats.  Often in large sponges during the day (Ref. 48637).  Usually over sand and mud bottoms to at least 170 m (Ref. 30573).  Occasionally on reefs (Ref. 9680).  Active at night, feeding among reefs (Ref. 48637).  A nocturnal species (Ref. 9710) that presumably feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9680, 48637).