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Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
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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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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–50 m

Max size

91 cm

Max weight

2.8 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Where to find it

Other species in Diodontidae

Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus)

Chilomycterus antennatus

Bridled Burrfish

Web Burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum)

Chilomycterus antillarum

Web Burrfish

Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)

Diodon holocanthus

Balloonfish

Spotfin Burrfish (Chilomycterus reticulatus)

Chilomycterus reticulatus

Spotfin Burrfish

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)

Diodon liturosus

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish

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