black-blotched porcupinefish, shortspine porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus) Description
English: Large pufferfish in Komodo National Park
Date 10/10/06
Author Nhobgood Nick Hobgood
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The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific on coral and rocky reefs and in inshore waters. Other names are the blotched porcupinefish and the brown-backed porcupinefish. Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Diodontidae, Genus: Diodon, Species: Diodon liturosus G. Shaw, 1804.
