Scientific Name: Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names:
English – Spot-fin Porcupinefish, Black-spotted Porcupinefish, Burrfish, Freckled Porcupinefish, Giant porcupinefish, Giant Porcupinefish, Hedgehog, Hedgehog Fish, Porcupinefish, Sharptail Mola, Spiny Puffer, Ajargo, Spotted Percupine Fish, Spotted Porcupine, Spotted Porcupinefish, Ballonfish
French – Poisson Porc-épic, Grand Porc-épic, Porc-épic Boubou, Porc-épic Pointillé, Porc-épine Boubou
Spanish – Batana, Batea, Guanabana, Guanábana, Pejerizo Común, Pez Eriso, Pez Erizo Del Punteado, Pez Erizo Pecoso, Puercoespín, Puerco Espín, Puerco Espino, Puercoespín Pecoso, Tamborillo, Tamboril Pintado
Synonyms:
Diodon armillatus Whitley, 1933
Diodon brachiatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Diodon nudifrons Jenkins, 1903
Diodon punctatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon spinosissimus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon totara Curtiss, 1938 |