Chilomycterus dzonotensis
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| Chilomycterus dzonotensis Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Diodontidae |
| Genus: | Chilomycterus |
| Species: | †C. dzonotensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chilomycterus dzonotensis Cantalice et. al., 2025 | |
Chilomycterus dzonotensis is an extinct species of burrfish that inhabited the waters around the Yucatan Peninsula during the Neogene period.[1] The species name derives from d'zonot, the Mayan word for "sinkhole" (eventually translated into the Spanish and English cenote).[2]
