Long-spine porcupinefish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-spine porcupinefish lives – recorded in 35 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diodon holocanthus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	35 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Length	50 cm
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Diodontidae

Where does the long-spine porcupinefish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-spine porcupinefish in 35 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Southern California.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a long-spine porcupinefish?

Wikidata records the following for the long-spine porcupinefish: length 50 cm.

Is the long-spine porcupinefish endangered?

The long-spine porcupinefish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-spine porcupinefish?

The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Diodontidae, genus Diodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-spine porcupinefish

The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), also known as the balloonfish, freckled porcupinefish, porcupine puffer, and porcupine pufferfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-spine porcupinefish (revision 1354931595), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1329475 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).