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Diodon hystrix

Linnaeus, 1758


Peter Stiewing "golden eye" nightdive with Canon 30D EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM 1/50 - f/10

Ken Thongpila Very nice and very sharp image... Love it.. But still don't know from which marine life?

Peter Stiewing i think "Common porcupinefish" or "Diodon hystrix"

Ken Thongpila AHA, Thanks Peter... I thought Seahorse! but eye is too big for seahorse... Cool. I love it :-)

Message posted on Underwater Macro Photographers on 03 Dec 2011
Hans-Gert Broeder Porcupinefish Beauty salon Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indoneesia, Bunaken Island, Nikon D 800 , Micro 105, 1/320 ,f 8, iso 400 natural light

Giorgio Cavallaro (Y) (Y)

Ron Silver Diodon hystrix with Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus

Message posted on UWphotographers on 03 Sep 2013
Hans-Gert Broeder Porcupinefish Don't eat your cleaner ! Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indoneesia, Bunaken Island, Nikon D 800, Micro 105, 1/320 ,f 8, iso 400 natural light

Leo Tien Great shot

Hans-Gert Broeder thank's a lot Leo

Ron Silver Diodon hystrix being serviced by Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus

Andrew Bozoki nice one

Stuart Pearce Beauty :)

Réal Coudé Ron Silver you're always impressed me ...just amazing knowledge

Ron Silver Thanx, Real. It was my career but now is a pleasant pastime.

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 17 Oct 2013
Stefan Follows Sauron...! Black Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix Chaloklum Pier, Thailand G10-250-f5.6-iso100 Inon D2000

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 11 Oct 2013
Stefan Follows Sauron...! Black Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix Chaloklum Pier, Thailand G10-250-f5.6-iso100 Inon D2000

Giorgio Cavallaro Uwp http://www.uwphotographers.net/2012/05/uwp-stefan-follows.html

Message posted on UWphotographers on 11 Oct 2013
Stefan Follows Sauron...! Black Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix Chaloklum Pier, Thailand G10-250-f5.6-iso100 Inon D2000

Tom Hobock Did you have a fisheye lens lol

Stefan Follows Tom ;))

Stuart Pearce Cool shot :)

Ernst Andres Coool :-)

Stefan Follows thanks everyone :)

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 11 Oct 2013
John Richards Porcupine Ballonfish

Ron Silver Diodon hystrix

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 25 Oct 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Vertebrata (Subphylum)
      Gnathostomata (Superclass)
        Pisces (Superclass)
          Actinopterygii (Class)
            Tetraodontiformes (Order)
              Diodontidae (Family)
                Diodon (Genus)
                  Diodon hystrix (Species)
Associated Species