Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Spotted Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Spotted Porcupinefish
Also known as: Spot-Fin Porcupinefish, Black-Spotted Porcupinefish
Category: Porcupinefishes
Scientific Name: Diodon hystrix
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
       └Diodontidae (Family)
        └Diodon (Genus)
         └D. hystrix (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Porcupinefishes

Spotted Porcupinefish

Spotfin Burrfish

Balloonfish



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