Long-spine porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
| Closest relatives | Tetraodontiformes, porcupine fish |
| Habitat | Coastal reefs, rocky bottom ground or soft soils in very shallow water up to 15 meters deep |
| Behaviour | nocturnal, solitary |
| Diet | snails, mussels, sea urchins, crabs and hermit crabs |
| Body length | up to 50 cm |
| Spawn | unknown |
| Use | fishkeeping, souvenir |
| Current status | unknown |
Sponsors
| N. Schneeberger, Bern | |
| F. Huber, Winterthur | |
| P. Schmid, Zürich | |
| Ch. Anderegg, Horgen |
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