Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
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A porcupinefish from the Indo-Pacific, from coral and rocky reefs. It reaches 65 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Diodon liturosus
- Family
- Diodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Diodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Diodon bleekeri, Diodon holocanthus, Diodon literosus, Diodon lituratus, Diodon maculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 65 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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