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Diodon holacanthus
Photo take at -30 ft in a Caribbean reef.Small-Medium size fish cover whit small needles that use to protect it´s self. When it fill in danger absorb waters and inflate it´s self make the needles to point up. One of the most interesting eyes i have seen.
Tropical waters shallow distribution worldwide. In America from Florida, Gulf of México all the Caribbean to Brazil.
Porcupinefish are usually confuse whit a Pufferfish.
Spotted on Feb 13, 2012
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Cindy!
Amazing eyes!
Thanks Dilek
Very interesting fish!