Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus
Balloonfish
Also known as: Long-Spine Porcupinefish, Spiny Balloonfish, Freckled Porcupinefish
Category: Porcupinefishes
Scientific Name: Diodon holocanthus
Size: 8 to 14 in. (20 to 35 cm)
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Gulf of California, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Diodontidae (Family)
└Diodon (Genus)
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