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BPBM 23546Ichthyology
Diodon holocanthus
English: Longspine Porcupinefish; Spiny Balloonish (1); Hawaiian: kokala; o'opu okala (1)
As recorded: Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 31, station 5station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 31 →
- Date
- May 13, 1967
- Locality
- Oahu; off Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4667, -158.3170
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1967, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 31, station 5 also collected 5 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Diodon holocanthus. BPBM 23546. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36510773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23546.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36510773 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026