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Threebar Porcupinefish
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
Dicotylichthys punctulatus also known as the Three-bar porcupinefish is a species of porcupinefish endemic to Australia, where it is found in reef environments down to 50 m (160 ft) deep. This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in standard length, although most only reach 18 cm (7.1 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 141734.