Shortspine Porcupinefish emerging from a coral cave

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Shortspine porcupine fish emerging in the evening from a cave within the corals. Shortspine porcupine fish hide during the day under ledges or in caves. They emerge during the evening to forage on sea urchins, gastropods and crustaceans.

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Shortspine porcupine fish emerging in the evening from a cave within the corals. Shortspine porcupine fish hide during the day under ledges or in caves. They emerge during the evening to forage on sea urchins, gastropods and crustaceans.

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Shortspine Facts
Common names: shortspine porcupinefish, blotched porcupinefish,  brown-backed porcupinefish, black-blotched porcupinefish
Scientific name: Diodon liturosus
Family: Diodontidae (Porcupinefish (Burrfishes))
Max. size: 65 cm
Depth: 1 - 90 metres
Diet: Crustaceans, mollusks
Habitat: Reef edges, reef slopes
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales. Not present in Hawaii. Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa.
Conservation: Not evaluated 

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