A common porcupinefish with 3-4 dark vertical bands or blotches on the sides, and long white to yellowish spines that usually lie flat against the body. It is one of the smallest members of the porcupinefish family

When threatened, globefish rapidly inflate themselves with water or air to become spherical in shape. This causes the spines to stand out from the body, making it very difficult for predators to attack.

At a glance

Habitat Estuarine seagrass beds, or shallow algal reefs and jetties
Size Can grown up to 30cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Estuarine seagrass beds, or shallow algal reefs and jetties
Size
Can grown up to 30cm
Common Name Globefish
Aliases Porcupinefish, Southern Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyDiodontidae
GenusDiodon
SpeciesDiodon nicthemerus
Synonyms

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