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Spot fin porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Description:

Photo take at -30 ft in a Caribbean reef. Spot fin Porcupinefish may be up to 1 m long and weigh as much as 2.8kg. It is coloured tan with dark spots above and pale below, and has many long, moveable spines.

Habitat:

Seaward reefs, sheltering under ledges or in caves during the day. More active during night.

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7 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Vale and Ceci :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Just add video

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Nicholas
Yes love the eyes on this shot

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Love the look in its eyes!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks River and Veetorious

Veetorious
Veetorious 12 years ago

Beautiful!

RiverValleyRunner
RiverValleyRunner 12 years ago

This looks too magical to be real! Amazing!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 13, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012

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