Longspined 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole family. Porcupinefish; tetrodotoxin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Diodon nicthemerus — considered poisonous
• Diodon liturosus — considered poisonous
• Dicotylichthys punctulatus — considered poisonous
• Chilomycterus spinosus — considered poisonous
• Cyclichthys orbicularis — considered poisonous
• Chilomycterus schoepfii — considered poisonous

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Genus

Diodon

Species

Diodon holocanthus

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