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Giant Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Photo by SargonR
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Description:

Giant Porcupinefish, AKA Spotted Porcupinefish, hiding in the reef off Makaha Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Try as you might, you just cannot look like enough of a threat, when snorkeling, to get these guys to puff up!

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Spotted Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Underwater Hawai'i
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 26, 2014

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