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Diodon nicthemerus (slender-spined porcupine fish, globefish)
| Subject: | Diodon nicthemerus (slender-spined porcupine fish, globefish)
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| Resolution: 1536x1024
File Size: 588189 Bytes
Date: 2007:05:13 13:36:49
Camera: NIKON D50 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/4.8
Exposure: 10/800 sec
Focal Length: 380/10
Upload Date: 2017:02:13 21:52:22
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Description
Dansk: Pindsvinefisk (diodon nicthemerus), taget af Mikkel Elbech
Date 14 May 2007 (original upload date)
Author Mikkel Elbech alias Springcold https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Springcold at da.wikipedia
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diodon_nicthemerus.jpg
The slender-spined porcupine fish or globefish, Diodon nichthemerus, is a porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae, found in the waters of southern Australia, as far north as Port Jackson to Geraldton, Western Australia. It is most common in Port Phillip Bay and the coastal waters of Tasmania in shallow coastal waters and under manmade jettys. It is one of the smallest members of the porcupinefish family. It is similar in appearance to the three-bar porcupinefish (Dicotylichthys punctulatus), only smaller (growing to a maximum length of 28 cm) and with slight differences in its markings. It feeds on benthic zone invertebrates. It has slender yellow spines used in predator defence and has the ability to blow its body so its sharp spines protrude when alarmed. Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Diodontidae, Genus: Diodon, Species: Diodon nichthemerus G. Cuvier, 1818. |
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