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Diodon holocanthus Long-spine porcupinefish, Balloonfish

Diodon holocanthus is commonly referred to as Long-spine porcupinefish, Balloonfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
360 
AphiaID:
127402 
Scientific:
Diodon holocanthus 
German:
Braunflecken-Igelfisch, Langstachel-Igelfish 
English:
Long-spine Porcupinefish, Balloonfish 
Category:
Porcupinefishes/Burrfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Diodontidae (Family) > Diodon (Genus) > holocanthus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Gambia, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, China, Circumtropic, Columbia, Corea, Cuba, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Ecuador, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Red Sea, Réunion , Saint Kitts and Nevis, São Tomé e Principé, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bahamas, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Netherlands Antilles, Timor, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
2 - 200 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 17.72" (30cm - 45cm) 
Temperature:
53.6 °F - 82.4 °F (12°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Shrimps, Snails 
Tank:
329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-03 09:44:46 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Diodon holocanthus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Diodon holocanthus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Diodon holocanthus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms:
Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866
Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855
Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon novemaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979
Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815
Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818)
Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Diodontidae (Family) > Diodon (Genus) > Diodon holocanthus (Species)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Husbandry know-how of owners

Muschel123
@Muschel123

am 13.01.14#5
Habe einen bezaubernden Igelfisch ,in der Grösse von ca 20 cm gehalten.Er wurde mit Garnelen und Muschelfleisch kugelrund gefüttert.Leider musste ich feststellen ,das er nach und nach ,meinen Chromisbestand dezimierte.Obwohl er am Tag bis zu 6-7 Garnelen verspeiste! Seltsamerweise lies er Seeigel und Schnecken komplett in Ruhe.Ich musste dann schweren Herzens meinen Lieblingsfisch abgeben.Er mag eben doch ,auch andere Fische ,zum Fressen gern.
minips
@minips

am 21.09.08#4
Mein Diodon holocanthus - Langstachel-Igelfish
geht sogar an BANANEN.
Ist ein sehr zutraulicher Fisch.
Wollte einen zweiten dazusetzen,das ging aber nur 5 Min. gut. Musste den zweiten Igel dann in ein anderes Becken umsiedel weil er ihn angriff.
locodiablo
@locodiablo

am 23.05.08#3
Ich halte selber einen Holocanthus in meinem 1300 Liter Becken, als agressiv gegenüber anderen Fischen würde ich Ihn nicht bezeichnen aber wenn diese zu klein sind hat er sie zum fressen gerne.

Haltung meiner Meinung nach eher unproblematisch und frisst auch aus der Zange, aber nicht mit kleinen Fischen zu vergesellschaften.
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