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spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), also known as spotted porcupinefish, black-spotted porcupinefish or simply porcupinefish

Spot-fin Porcupinefish – Facts and Photographs

October 20, 2017

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The Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) is also known as Spotted porcupinefish, Black-spotted porcupinefish or simply as the Porcupinefish. They obtain their name from the spots on their fins and the l...

Black-lip Porcupinefish (Lophodiodon calori) Also known as Burrfish and Four-bar Porcupinefish

Blacklip Porcupinefish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

October 20, 2017

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The Blacklip Porcupinefish (Lophodiodon calori) is also known as the Burrfish or Four-bar Porcupinefish. They are members of the pufferfish family and are able to take water into their stomachs and blow th...

Longspined porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus, is also known as the Spiny Ballonfish

Long Spined Porcupinefish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

August 4, 2017

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The Long spined porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus, is also known as the Spiny Ballonfish. They can be easily confused with the Short spine porcupinefish, (Diodon liturosus) which is similar in looks but has ...

Black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)

Short Spine Porcupinefish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

August 8, 2016

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The short spine porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus) is also known as the black-blotched porcupinefish. They can be easily confused with the long-spine porcupinefish, (Diodon holocanthus) which is similar in lo...

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish

Ulric Charteris

January 6, 2015

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A black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), photographed while night diving off the coast of Dar es Salaam. In case of danger, the porcupinefish inflates itself by swallowing water in efforts to dete...