Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Porcupinefish
Porcupinefish
Scientific Name: Diodon hystrix
Family: Diodontidae
Category: Porcupinefishes
Also known as: Spot-Fin Porcupinefish, Black-Spotted Porcupinefish
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Porcupinefishes

Porcupinefish

Spotfin Burrfish

Bridled Burrfish

Web Burrfish

Orbicular Burrfish

Balloonfish

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish

Pufferfishes
Remoras
Filefishes
Cornetfishes
Trumpetfishes
Catfishes
Boxfishes
Shrimpfishes
Goatfishes
Triggerfishes
Drums
Sweepers

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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