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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758

Spot-fin porcupinefish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Penvis, Porcupinefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leis, J.M., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spotted porcupinefish, Porc-épic boubou, Pejerizo común, ... more

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Diodon: Greek, di = two + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

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