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Diodon
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Diodon

Porcupinefishes or balloonfishes, are any of the various species of the genus Diodon, the type genus of Diodontidae.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Spotted Porcupinefish

speciesDiodon hystrix

Longspined Porcupinefish

speciesDiodon holocanthus

Globefish

speciesDiodon nicthemerus

Blackblotched Porcupinefish

speciesDiodon liturosus

Pelagic Porcupinefish

speciesDiodon eydouxii

New South Wales porcupinefish

speciesDiodon bocagei

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