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Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Scientific name: Diodon liturosus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Tetraodontiformes → Family Diodontidae → Genus Diodon

Common name: Black-Blotched Porcupinefish
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishPorcupinefishes

When they're scared, they suck water into their stomach and puff up. But seriously, do not do that to the poor fish, or I will make sure the fish is not the only creature sucking water on that dive.

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Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus (Black-Blotched Porcupinefish)
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