Diodon hystrix
Spotted Porcupinefish
As recorded: Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy, A. Sinoto, and R.R. CostelloDean B. Cannoy →Rich Costello →Akihiko Sinoto →
- Date
- January 31, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; NE side; E side of Tematapu Point
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1971, D.B. Cannoy, A. Sinoto, and R.R. Costello also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Amblycirrhitus unimacula
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Apogon campbelli
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Apogon susanae
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Caracanthus unipinna
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Chaetodon smithi
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Cirripectes alboapicalis
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Dinematichthys
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Enneapterygius randalli
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Epinephelus fasciatus
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Exallias brevis
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Gobiodon
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Gymnothorax australicola
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Gymnothorax chilospilus
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Gymnothorax eurostus
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Kyphosus pacificus
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Leptoscarus
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Myripristis berndti
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Parascorpaena mossambica
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Plectrypops lima
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Sargocentron punctatissimum
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Scorpaenodes evides
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Stethojulis bandanensis
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Cite this specimen
Diodon hystrix. BPBM 12975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36513037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12975.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36513037 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026