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	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Porcupinefish
		The porcupinefish and balloonfish are widely distributed species, found circumtropically and often in temperate marine environments.
		The porcupinefish is larger than the balloonfish, with a wider head, and has small fl spots that cover the body and fins.
		The porcupinefish is eaten by large carnivorous fishes including the dolphinfish, wahoo, and sharks.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/Porcupine/Porcupine.htm (887 words)

	Pufferfish
		Porcupinefish are known for their sharp spines and ability to "inflate." Porcupinefish will in water and blow their body up like a balloon.
		Porcupinefish have two large teeth in the front of their mouths, one on the top and one on the bottom.
		Porcupinefish are found in tropical waters in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans.
	library.thinkquest.org /12880/puffer.html (203 words)

	Shedd Aquarium
		Porcupinefish live in the caves and holes of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 7 to 167 feet (2 to 50 m).
		At sunrise or sunset, porcupinefish pelagic spawn, which means they mate in an area where the fertilized eggs will be taken away on the currents to drift into the open ocean.
		While porcupinefish are taken for souvenirs and occasionally to eat, there hasn’t been an overabundance of them taken from the oceans.
	www.sheddaquarium.org /SEa/fact_sheets.cfm?id=83 (932 words)

	Unknown Porcupinefish, Diodon sp
		An unknown Porcupinefish at a depth of 7 m, Marsa Shagra Bay, Marsa Alam, southern Egypt, February 2007.
		The fish resembles the Blackblotched Porcupinefish but has small dark spots on the dorsal, pectoral, anal and caudal fins.
		The fish may be rare colour variants, or possibly hybrids between the Blackblotched Porcupinefish and the Black-spotted Porcupinefish.
	www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/diodonsp.htm (219 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Porcupinefish
		Porcupinefish are closely related to pufferfishes but porcupinefish have spines on their body.
		Porcupinefish have the ability to inflate their body by swallowing water (or air) and become round like a ball.
		As a result, porcupinefish have few predators: adults are rarely eaten except by sharks and orcas, though juveniles are also preyed on by tuna and dolphins.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Porcupinefish (180 words)

	Fish of the Month
		Porcupinefish have spines that lay flattened against their body but become erect as the body inflates.
		A solely marine fish, the porcupinefish is distributed from Massachusetts to Brazil, as well as San Diego, California in the Eastern Pacific to Chile including the Galapagos Islands.
		Porcupinefish - this large puffer is found around the world, and is distinguished by the numerous small dots on its fins
	www.reef.org /member/forum/fom/apr02.htm (477 words)

	Spotted Porcupinefish
		The Spotted Porcupinefish is found around coral and rocky reefs in shaded, protected recesses and is normally found in the first 150 feet of the water column.
		In Mexico, the Spotted Porcupinefish is found in all areas along the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula, in the lower half of the Sea of Cortez, along all waters of mainland Mexico, and around all oceanic islands.
		Spotted Porcupinefish, Spotfin Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix: Caught from shore in the last hour of daylight, in May 2003, in 77-degree, 20 to 30-foot deep water, utilizing a 15-pound test fish finder rig, 1-ounce barrel sinker, swivel, three feet of 6 pound test, and Mustad 92553 hook, size #6, on cut squid, at Km.
	www.mexfish.com /fish/sptporc/sptporc.htm (401 words)

	Unknown Porcupinefish, Diodon sp
		An unknown Porcupinefish at a depth of 7 m, Marsa Shagra Bay, Marsa Alam, southern Egypt, February 2007.
		The fish resembles the Blackblotched Porcupinefish but has small dark spots on the dorsal, pectoral, anal and caudal fins.
		The fish may be rare colour variants, or possibly hybrids between the Blackblotched Porcupinefish and the Black-spotted Porcupinefish.
	www.austmus.gov.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/diodonsp.htm (219 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Pufferfish & Porcupinefish
		Porcupinefish can also inflate their bodies with water or air, but these fishes are also armed with well-developed spines from head to tail.
		These spines, which can be up to 5 cm (2 in.) long, make the porcupine fish even more difficult to attack.
		South Sea islanders once used the spiked skins of porcupinefishes as helmets.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/osteichthyes/tetraodontiformes/pufferfish-porcupinefish.htm (368 words)

	Porcupinefish (Site not responding. Last check: )
		imilar to its relatives the pufferfishes in that it can inflate its body, the porcupinefish is covered with long, sharp spines; these spines normally lie flat but stand out when the body is inflated.
		It is clearly almost impossible for any predator to tackle this globular pin cushion, and this method of defense compensates the fish for its lack of speed and mobility.
		The porcupinefish has two fused teeth in each jaw, making a sharp, bird-like beak with which it crushes hard-shelled prey such as crabs, mollusks and sea urchins.
	www.mbgnet.net /salt/coral/animals/porc.html (114 words)

	Porcupinefish Information
		The porcupinefish is closely related to the pufferfish but the porcupinefish has spines on its body.
		The porcupinefish has the ability to inflate its body by swallowing water (or air) and become round like a ball.
		As a result, the porcupinefish has few predators: adults are rarely eaten except by sharks and orcas, though juveniles are also preyed on by tuna and dolphins.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Porcupinefish (208 words)

	Freckled Porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus
		A Freckled Porcupinefish at a depth of 14 m, Fly Point Marine Reserve, Port Stephens, New South Wales, December 2005.
		The Freckled Porcupinefish occurs worldwide in coastal, coral reef and estuarine waters in tropical and some warm temperate regions.
		In Australia it is known from south-western Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and on the east coast south to southern New South Wales.
	www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/dholocanthus.htm (166 words)

	Puffers - Boxfish - Porcupinefish, Families: Triodontidae, Tetraodontidae, Ostraciidae, Diodontidae
		Puffers, Boxfish, and Porcupinefish are considered hardy in the sense that they will almost always adapt to aquarium food if fed proper foods.
		We are combining puffers, boxfish, and Porcupinefish because they have similar requirements and are closely related (they all belong to the same order, Tetraodontiformes, which also includes triggerfish).
		The Porcupinefish are similar to puffers except the body is covered with spines.
	www.animal-world.com /encyclo/marine/puffers/puffers.php (755 words)

	South Carolina Aquarium Online Curriculum, 3rd - 5th grade
		Introduce students to one of South Carolina's ocean inhabitants, the porcupinefish, by simply showing students a picture of the animal.
		A description of three adaptations they think the porcupinefish might have based on their observation of the animal (1 point per adaptation; 3 points total); credit all rational observations.
		Note that porcupinefish do have small mouths, but they use them to eat snails, crabs and shrimp, not jellyfish.
	www.scaquarium.org /curriculum/iexplore/three_five/units/adaptations/adapt_assessment.htm (251 words)

	Picture of the Week: Spotted Porcupinefish
		The porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) gets its name from the numerous spines located all over the head and body.
		They secrete a toxic skin substance so are usually considered poisonous, although they have been known to be eaten in some places such as Japan and Hawaii.
		The toxic properties of the puffer and porcupinefish venom have been the focus for ground-breaking research in North America into the development of cancer-relief drugs.
	www.imagequest3d.com /pages/current/pictureoftheweek/porcupinefish (255 words)

	Puffers - Boxfish - Porcupinefish, Families: Triodontidae, Tetraodontidae, Ostraciidae, Diodontidae
		Puffers, Boxfish, and Porcupinefish are considered hardy in the sense that they will almost always adapt to aquarium food if fed proper foods.
		We are combining puffers, boxfish, and Porcupinefish because they have similar requirements and are closely related (they all belong to the same order, Tetraodontiformes, which also includes triggerfish).
		The Porcupinefish are similar to puffers except the body is covered with spines.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/marine/puffers/puffers.php (755 words)

	Black-spotted Porcupinefish (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Black-spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix is a member of the puffer family and reach sizes to as large as 2 feet.
		The are found in both the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans oceans.
		When captured by fisherman they inflate theirselves and the spines stick out to give them protection.
	www.thejump.net /id/black-spotted-porcupinefish.htm (49 words)

	Balloonfish / Porcupinefish
		The ones in the films, when threatened, had suddenly puffed themselves up to form spiny globes few predators would have wanted to tackle.
		Reading about the behavior of Balloonfish and Porcupinefish, I found that they do the same thing, gulping water when they want to expand.
		The species' spines and fused teeth must be a pretty effective combination, for both species are distributed circumtropically -- throughout all the world's tropical seas -- in such environments as mangroves, seagrass beds, and rocky, open bottom areas.
	www.backyardnature.net /yucatan/balloonf.htm (303 words)

	Kamusi: porcupinefish
		The results for '*porcupinefish*' are displayed below in alphabetical order only.
		Because you searched for all entries beginning with or containing *porcupinefish*, it is not possible for us to group or rank these search results.
		Kwa sababu ulitafutia miingilio yote ambayo inaanza na '*porcupinefish' au ina 'porcupinefish*' ndani, haiwezekani kuorodhesha matokeo ili kuonyesha kuna ipi afadhali au kuna vijumuia gani vya miingilio.
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=porcupinefish&EngP=1 (249 words)

	Diodon holocanthus, Long-spine Porcupinefish at MarineBio.org
		The Long-spine porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus (Linnaeus, 1758), also known as the balloonfish is known for its large eyes.
		The body of the long-spine porcupinefish is covered in long, sharp spines that extend when the fish inflates by taking in water, which tends to occur when the fish is threatened.
		Long-spine porcupinefish are nocturnal predators, generally hiding in crevices in the reef during the day.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=197 (841 words)

	Sea and Sky: Unusual Fishes Page 1
		Below is a listing of some of these strange and unusual residents of the reef.
		The members of the porcupinefish family have evolved an interesting means of defense.
		Porcupinefishes also have the added protection of a spiny covering on their body.
	www.seasky.org /reeflife/sea2h.html (532 words)

	Porcupinefish on the Mahi Wreck
		The Porcupinefish showing its unusual defensive strategy by distending itself with water to discourage an attack from a predator (or curious diver).
		The Porcupinefish and Pufferfishes accumulate a poison called tetrodotoxin that might or might not be deadly to other fish, but is deadly to humans.
		Considered a delicacy in Japan, only licensed chefs are authorized to prepare and serve this species of fish.
	www.pacificpinnacles.com /TravelDiveLog/2004/Dec052004_Mahi_Wreck_and_Makaha_Caverns/MahiWreck/bg_porcupinefish-on-mahi-wreck.html (86 words)

	Group:
		Adults live associated to the reef or to the bottom, while juveniles are mostly
		Sometimes they prey in association with trumpet fish, which uses the porcupinefish body to hide itself from the prey.
		The body shape could be similar to pufferfishes, but porcupinefish have spines along the body.
	www.edge-of-reef.com /diodontidae/diodontidien.htm (136 words)

	Porcupine Puffer, Porcupinefish, Diodon nicthemerus
		The Porcupine Puffer or Porcupinefish will become accustomed to being fed and will eventually look to their owners for food and will take it from your hand.
		Although the porcupine puffer or porcupinefish is easy to feed and generally hardy, they require special care and a special diet to stay healthy.
		Porcupine Puffer or Porcupinefish adults can grow to 28.0 cm (11 inches).
	animal-world.com /encyclo/marine/puffers/porcupine.php (855 words)

	Triggerfish, Pufferfish & Sunfish. In: Marine Biodiversity - An Introduction. Author: Peter Dyrynda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They are sold in an inflated, dried state.
		Some species of pufferfish and porcupinefish are dangerously poisonous.
		Over-fishing represents the major threat for pufferfish and porcupinefish.
	www.solaster-mb.org /mb/tetraodontiformes.htm (451 words)

	Dive Video of the Day: Porcupinefish - Divester
		On the one hand, it's some nice footage of a porcupinefish fully inflated.
		On the other hand, the divers in the video should've known better than to harass the poor fish, and I believe they got what they deserved.
		It's worth noting that a porcupinefish can inflate and deflate itself an infinite amount of times throughout its life, but if it inflates at the surface, and it ingests air, it can die.
	www.divester.com /2006/10/13/dive-video-of-the-day-porcupinefish (578 words)

	Porcupinefish
		The Porcupinefish is also commonly called blowfish (and, sometimes, "balloonfish").
		Taxonomy of this order, which includes Balistidae (triggerfishes), Ostraciidae (boxfishes), Diodontidae (porcupinefishes), Molidae (molas), and Tetraodontidae (puffers).
		A relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, and zoologists.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Diodontidae (947 words)

	underwater.com.au \| image \| Kissing Porcupinefish
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		I caught these two about to have a little kiss, I hope the prickles didnt get in the way.
		In essence it is an easily seen surface float which is connected to the diver by means of a thin, strong line, usually carried on a reel.
	www.underwater.com.au /image.php/id/1639 (132 words)

	Diodon holocanthus, Freckled porcupinefish photos, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search
		Diodon holocanthus, Freckled porcupinefish photos, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search
		Diodon holocanthus, Freckled porcupinefish photos :: Phillip Colla Natural History Photography
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	www.oceanlight.com /lightbox.php?sp=Diodon_holocanthus (450 words)

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