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Spiny Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Spiny Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Common
Observations
4,324
Most observed in
🇲🇽 Mexico
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), also known as the balloonfish, freckled porcupinefish, porcupine puffer, and porcupine pufferfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Long-spine porcupinefish.

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