Saltwater
Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
Diodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 65 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 5,774 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Djibouti, France, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits reef edges and slopes. Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night. Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoons and estuaries. Solitary. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Not usually marketed.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diodon bleekeri
- Diodon holocanthus
- Diodon literosus
- Diodon lituratus
- Diodon maculatus
In other languages
- Kortpigget pindsvinefisk
- Black blotched porcupinefish, Black-botched porcupinefish, Blackblotched porcupinefish, Blotched porcupine-fish, Blotched porcupinefish, Brown-backed porcupinefish, Porcupine fish, Shortspine porcupine, Shortspine porcupinefish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.