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Diodontidae
15 species in this family
The Diodontidae family belongs to the pufferfishes, triggerfishes & boxfishes and includes 15 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Diodontidae
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Diodontidae
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Diodontidae
Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
Diodontidae
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis
Diodontidae
Balloonfish
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
Diodontidae
Deepwater burrfish
Allomycterus pilatus
Diodontidae
Bridled burrfish
Chilomycterus antennatus
Diodontidae
Striped burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Diodontidae
Web burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
Diodontidae
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Balloonfish
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
Diodontidae
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis
Diodontidae
Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
Diodontidae
Blow up
Diodon nicthemerus
Diodontidae
Bridled burrfish
Chilomycterus antennatus
Diodontidae
Brown burrfish
Chilomycterus spinosus
Diodontidae
Deepwater burrfish
Allomycterus pilatus
Diodontidae
Fourbar porcupinefish
Lophodiodon calori
Diodontidae
Hardenberg's burrfish
Cyclichthys hardenbergi
Diodontidae
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Diodontidae
Pelagic porcupinefish
Diodon eydouxii
Diodontidae
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Diodontidae
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Diodontidae
Striped burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Diodontidae
Web burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
Diodontidae