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Diodon holacanthus
It was the size of a football with spines. It washed up on the shore.
Warm tropical seas. The Lacadive Sea.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Oct 17, 2012
2 Comments
It is definitely a puffer fish as ForestDragon has said, but I am not sure of the species either. They are one of the common fishes that are washed ashore in Kerala beaches. I have also seen puffer fishes in beaches in Trivandrum, Kerala.
This looks like a spiny Puffer fish. They are sometimes called Porcupinefish. I am not sure which species it is though.
Try looking at Diodon holacanthus. I am not sure if it's the same species but it is similar.