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BPBM 39112Ichthyology

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
W.J. Baldwin and S. OkamuraWayne J. Baldwin →S. Okamura →
Date
April 10, 1967
Locality
Oahu; NE side; Kaneohe Bay; Coconut Island, W side
Island
Oʻahu
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Diodon holocanthus · collected 1923–1977Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 10, 1967, W.J. Baldwin and S. Okamura also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Diodon holocanthus. BPBM 39112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36512783. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39112.

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