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Black-Blotched Porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Diodon liturosus

Shaw, 1804

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish

Also known as: Blotched Porcupine-Fish, Brown-Backed Porcupinefish, Shortspine Porcupine, Shortspine Porcupinefish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–90 m

Max size

65 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Where to find it

occasional

Cambodia

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