Diodon hystrix Spot-fin Porcupinefish, Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix is commonly referred to as Spot-fin Porcupinefish, Porcupinefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.

Profile

lexID:

5253 

AphiaID:

127403 

Scientific:

Diodon hystrix 

German:

Gepunkteter Igelfisch, Gewöhnlicher Igelfisch 

English:

Spot-fin Porcupinefish, Porcupinefish 

Category:

Porcupinefishes/Burrfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Diodontidae (Family) > Diodon (Genus) > hystrix (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, El Salvador, Suriname, Barbados, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Christmas Islands, Circumtropic, Columbia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Guiana, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madeira, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, São Tomé e Principé, Somalia, South America, South-Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tasmania (Australia), The Bahamas, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Tonga, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

15.75" - 35.83" (40cm - 91cm) 

Weight:

2.8 kg 

Temperature:

23,3 °F - 84.2 °F (23,3°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Big fish, Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Hermit crabs, Invertebrates, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Worms 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Diodon eydouxii
  Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon holocanthus
  Braunflecken-Igelfisch, Langstachel-Igelfish
• 
  Diodon hystrix
  Gepunkteter Igelfisch, Gewöhnlicher Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon liturosus
  Masken-Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon nicthemerus
  Igelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-12 22:02:20 

Last edit:

2025-03-11 12:35:59 

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