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Balloonfish

Diodon holocanthus

Habitat:

Circumtropical range. Grassy bottoms, mangroves, reefs.

Notes:

AKA "Spiny Puffer". Very comical looking, these guys. Always enjoy seeing them on a dive. Bizarre looking eyes with those blue specks all over them.

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LivanEscudero
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LivanEscudero

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2013
Submitted on Dec 17, 2013

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