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Species' English Name |
porcupinefish |
| Alternative Name | spot-fin porcupinefish |
Species' Latin Name |
diodon hystrix |
Max Length |
91.0 cm |
Environment |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 50 m |
Climate |
subtropical; 35°N - 31°S, 111°E - 37°E |
| Distribution | Circumtropical. Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Massachusetts (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: 30°N to 23°S. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius. Mediterranean |
| Morphology | Body robust; teeth united in each jaw but without a central division; body covered with long, sharp spines, folded backwards when body not inflated; 16 to 20 spines between snout and dorsal fin; dorsal region of caudal peduncle spiny; back, flanks and fins light brown with numerous dark spots; belly spiny. Spines long. Body grayish tan, with small black spots, but no large dark blotches. Belly white, surrounded by dusky ring. About 20 spines in an approximate row between snout and dorsal fin |
| Notes | Reached a life-span of 10 years and a length of 69 cm in the McGinty Aquarium |
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