Saltwater
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Diodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 50 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,657 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, and 45 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit shallow reefs to open, soft bottoms. Also in areas with rocky substrata. Sometimes form groups. Occur on open muddy substrates as well as on rich soft-bottom and coral reefs. Juveniles often with floating Sargassum rafts. Young and sub-adults may form small groups. Benthopelagic. Juveniles pelagic to about 6-9 cm. Solitary. Feed on mollusks, sea urchins, hermit crabs, and crabs at night. Relatively poor swimmers. Used in Chinese medicine. Captured at the surface using a hand net.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Atopomycterus bocagei
- Diodon holacanthus
- Diodon hystrix
- Diodon hystrix holocanthus
- Diodon liturosus
- Diodon maculifer
In other languages
- Brunfläckig Igelkottfisk
- Almindelig pindsvinefisk
- Ajargo, Ballonfish, Balloon porcupinefish, Balloonfish, Baloon pufferfish, Baloonfish, Bloched porcupine fish, Blotched porcupine, Brown porcupine fish, Burrfish, Fine-spotted porcupine-fish, Fine-spotted porcupinefish, Freckled porcupine-fish, Freckled porcupinefish, Hedgehog fish, Long-spine porcupinefish, Long-spined porcupine fish, Longspine porcupinefish, Mottled porcupinefish, Porcupine, Porcupine fish, Porcupinefish, Spiny balloonfish, Spiny porcupinefish, Spiny puffer, Spiny pufferfish
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