Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Diodontidae [family]

Diodon [genus] (2)

holocanthus [species]

Classification

Diodontidae [family]

Diodon [genus] (2)

holocanthus [species]

Names

English name	Longspined Porcupinefish
Alternative English name	Balloonfish
Papiamento name	Djindja
Valid name	Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Tetraodontiformes [order] Puffers and Filefishes
      - Diodontidae [family] Porcupinefishes
        
        Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
        
        Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 [species] Longspined Porcupinefish