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Long-spine Porcupinefish
Diodon holacanthus
20.8481, -86.8759
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take at -30 ft in a Caribbean reef.Small-Medium size fish cover whit small needles that use to protect it´s self. When it fill in danger absorb waters and inflate it´s self make the needles to point up.
One of the most interesting eyes i have seen.
Habitat:
Tropical waters shallow distribution worldwide.
In America from Florida, Gulf of México all the Caribbean to Brazil.
Notes:
Porcupinefish are usually confuse whit a Pufferfish.
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Long-spine porcupinefish
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012
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