Spotted Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

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Max Depth

50 m

Description

Diodon hystrix is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae. Description The spot-fin porcupinefish is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 91 cm, but the average size mostly observed is 40 cm. Its body is elongated with a spherical head with big round protruding eyes, a large... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Bermuda Seychelles +168 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

brown

yellow

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Edible

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Social Behaviour

Solitary