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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
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 7, 1969
- Locality
- Easter Island; off Motu Tautara
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1969, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 11 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Diodon holocanthus. BPBM 6797. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36510701. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6797.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36510701 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026