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Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Also known as: Spotted Porcupinefish • Spotfin porcupinefish • Spotted porcupine fish
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Porcupinefish, Spotted Porcupinefish, Spotfin porcupinefish, Spotted porcupine fish, Ajargo, Ballonfish, Black-spotted porcupine-fish, Black-spotted porcupinefish, Burrfish, Freckled porcupinefish, Giant porcupinefish, Hedgehog fish, Hedgehog, Porcupine fish, Sharptail mola, Spiny puffer, Spot-fin porcupinefish, Spotted porcupine, Spotted porcupinefish, Porcupine Diodon, Spot-fin Porcupinefish, Black-spotted Porcupinefish, Freckled Porcupinefish, Giant Porcupinefish, Hedgehog Fish, Porcupine pufferfish, Sharptail Mola, Spiny Puffer, Spotted Percupine Fish, Spotted Porcupine, porcupinefish, spot-fin porcupinefish, Black-spotted Porcupine-fish, Porcupine Fish, Spotfin Porcupinefish
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Data Sources
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References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Acajutla, SV-SO, SV
1
Capital, BC, Canada
1
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
1
California, US
1
México
1
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First: 10/28/2014 · Latest: 9/15/2025
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