Porcupinefish Animal Pictures

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Black-blotched porcupinefish or shortspine porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus) Mindoro, Philippines

Porcupinefish
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Porcupinefish have spiny, needle-like scales that cover their bodies, making them difficult for predators to swallow.

A Porcupine Pufferfish in the open water in Bonaire.

Porcupine Pufferfish
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A Porcupine Pufferfish in the open water in Bonaire.

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Scuba diver holding an Inflated porcupine puffer ball fish