Long-spine Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Diodontidae
The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), also known as the balloonfish, freckled porcupinefish, porcupine puffer, and porcupine pufferfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae. Description The long-spine porcupinefish is pale in color with large black blotches and smaller black spots; these spots becoming fewer in number with age. It has many long, two-rooted depressible spines particularly on its head.
Diodon holocanthus, communément nommé Poisson porc-épic à taches ou Poisson porc-épic ballon ou Poisson-hérisson, est une espèce de poissons marins de la famille des Diodontidae. Localité Le Poisson porc-épic à taches a une distribution circumtropicale. (océan Indien, océan Atlantique, océan Pacifique).
La guanábana (nombre de origen taíno), guanábano o graviola (Annona muricata) es un árbol de la familia Annonaceae. Originario de Centro y Sudamérica, se cultiva por sus frutos comestibles en muchos países de clima tropical. Etimología Annona muricata fue descrita por Carlos Linneo y publicado en Species Plantarum en 1753.
Distribution
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Diodontidae