Size: 8-20 in.
ID: Long spines usually down, dark spots on body
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Tetraodontiformes / Boxfishes
Family: Tetraodontidae / Puffers
Genus Species: Diodon holocanthus / Balloonfish
Habitat: grass, mangroves, and reefs
Typical food: mollusks (especially gastropods), sea urchins,
hermit and other crabs
Other information: swim slowly near bottom alone or with
small schools, inflate if molested, shy; also called Spiny puffer
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