Image: Shortspine Porcupinefish at Si Amil Island
A Shortspine Porcupinefish at a depth of 20 m, Si Amil Island, Sabah, Malaysia, 30 September 2011.
- Photographer:
- Erik Schlögl
- Rights:
- © Erik Schlögl
- Common name:
- Shortspine Porcupinefish
- Scientific name:
- Cyclichthys orbicularis
- Family:
- Diodontidae
- Order:
- Tetraondontiformes
Additional information
The species can be recognised by its immovable spines and large dark spots.
It occurs throughout south-east Asia. In Australian it is known from tropical marine and warm temperate waters.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Cyclichthys orbicularis, Shortspine Porcupinefish, Diodontidae,
