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> Porcupinefishes > Diodon hystrix
Updated 8/14/2016
Family Diodontidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Diodon hystrix
Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Sea Tiger wreck, O'ahu, 80 feet
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Makapu'u
Pinnacle, O'ahu, 25 feet |
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Makapu'u
Pinnacle, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Pupukea
Firehouse, O'ahu, 20 feet |
Kalaupapa,
Moloka'i
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SPOTTED
PORCUPINEFISH kōkala
Nezumi-fugu
Common on shallow reefs where it feeds upon
shellfish at night. Gray-brown with reddish-brown spots on body
and fins, spines long and sharp. Small groups may be observed
hovering far above the reef. Attains 15 inches. Tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
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