Globefish
Diodon nicthemerus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,113
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The slender-spined porcupine fish or globefish (Diodon nicthemerus) is a porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae, found in the waters of southern Australia, as far north as Port Jackson to Geraldton, Western Australia. It is most common in Port Phillip Bay and the coastal waters of Tasmania in shallow coastal waters and under manmade jetties. It is known to occur at a depth range of 1 to 70 m (3 to 230 ft).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Slender-spined porcupine fish”.