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Slender-spined Porcupine Fish

Diodon nichthemerus

Photo by Christiane
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Found this dead fish on the beach with lots of his mates! Looked like a MASS SUICIDE...

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Slender-spined porcupine fish

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Puffer Fish
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Slender-spined Porcupine Fish

Diodon nichthemerus

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Christiane
Thanks ... CodyRyanHough ... for the ID

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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PublishedMay 20, 2011

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