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: J.E. Randall and W. HashimotoWilliam Hashimoto →Johnson Randall →
Date: November 26, 1967
Locality: Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet, N end; lagoon side
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On November 26, 1967, J.E. Randall and W. Hashimoto also collected 24+ other specimens.

Diodon hystrix. BPBM 8984. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36510347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8984.