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Diodon hystrix
English: Giant Porcupine Fish (1); Hawaiian: kokala; o'opu kawa (1)
As recorded: Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Bryan
- Date
- April 1, 1903
- Locality
- Laysan
- Island
- Laysan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1903, W.A. Bryan also collected 12 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Diodon hystrix. BPBM 5121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36511966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36511966 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026