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Porcupine pufferfish (Diodon hystrix)

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Porcupine pufferfish

© Ron & Valerie Taylor / www.ardea.com
Porcupine pufferfish

© Ron & Valerie Taylor / www.ardea.com
Porcupine pufferfish, ventral view

© Reinhard Dirscherl / StillPictures.com
Porcupine pufferfish swimming

© David Fleetham / SeaPics.com
Porcupine pufferfish, detail of spines when inflated

© Jeff Rotman / naturepl.com
Spines on a porcupine pufferfish

© Jesse Cancelmo / SeaPics.com
Porcupine pufferfish, head detail

© Jez Tryner / imagequestmarine.com
Porcupine pufferfish, head detail

© Franklin Viola / Animals Animals
Porcupine pufferfish, mouth detail showing fused teeth

© D. R. Schrichte / SeaPics.com
Porcupine pufferfish swimming, smaller fish taking refuge underneath

© Georgette Douwma / naturepl.com
Porcupine pufferfish with sharksuckers

© Doug Perrine / SeaPics.com
Porcupine pufferfish being cleaned by a cleaner wrasse

© D. R. Schrichte / SeaPics.com
Inflated porcupine pufferfish

© David Fleetham / naturepl.com
Porcupine pufferfish specimen on sale for tourists

© Bruce Davidson / naturepl.com

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