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Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Diodon holocanthus

Linnaeus, 1758

Balloonfish

Also known as: Long-Spine Porcupinefish, Ajargo, Ballonfish, Balloon Porcupinefish, Baloon Pufferfish, Baloonfish, Bloched Porcupine Fish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–200 m

Max size

50 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Where to find it

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Image: © Raúl A. Ruiz M. (CC-BY) · GBIF (CC-BY) · source