Spot-fin porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Diodon
Species:
D. hystrix
Binomial name
Diodon hystrix
Linnaeus, 1758
Pair of Spotted Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) swimming in the reefs of Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia.
Spot-fin porcupinefish swimming in an aquarium.

The spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), also known as the spotted porcupinefish, black-spotted porcupinefish or simply porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae.

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