Size: 1 to 3 ft.
ID: Small dark spots over entire body and fins
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Tetraodontiformes / Boxfishes
Family: Tetraodontidae / Puffers
Genus Species: Diodon hystrix / Porcupinefish
Habitat: cave openings and recesses
Typical food: sea urchins, mollusks (especially
gastropods), hermit and other crabs
Other information: also called "Spotted Spiny Puffer";
inflates if molested and long spines are erect only when inflated; shy
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