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Diodon hystrix

Linnaeus, 1758

Porcupinefish

Also known as: Spot-Fin Porcupinefish, Ajargo, Ballonfish, Black-Spotted Porcupinefish, Burrfish, Freckled Porcupinefish, Giant Porcupinefish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Where to find it

occasional

Panama (Pacific)Saint Kitts and NevisThailand

rare

BonaireHondurasMartiniqueSaudi ArabiaSint MaartenSudan

Other species in Diodontidae

Chilomycterus antennatus

Bridled Burrfish

Chilomycterus antillarum

Web Burrfish

Diodon holocanthus

Balloonfish

Chilomycterus reticulatus

Spotfin Burrfish

Diodon liturosus

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish