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Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Description:

Probably 18-20 inches long.

Habitat:

In one of the lagoons at coconut island

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Spot-fin Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix Spot-fin porcupinefish


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2 Comments

CanadaHawaii
CanadaHawaii 9 years ago

They are pretty common in the canal near Kailua beach too. There they are in less than afoot of water sometimes.

SargonR
SargonR 9 years ago

Wow, I have never seen one in such shallow water before.

CanadaHawaii
Spotted by
CanadaHawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Sep 29, 2012
Submitted on Sep 29, 2012

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