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Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Tetraodontiformes
family
Diodontidae
genus
Diodon
species
Diodon holocanthus

Name

Synonyms
Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866
Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Diodon maculatus Günther, 1870
Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855
Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon novemaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979
Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815
Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818
Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818)
Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815)
Homonyms
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Ajargo in English
Almindelig pindsvinefisk in Danish
Areva in Tahitian
Atopomükter in Estonian
Aufa in Tahitian
Baiacu in Portuguese
Baiacu de espinho in Portuguese
Baiacu-de-espinho in Portuguese
Ballon-penvis in Afrikaans
Ballonfish in English
Balloon porcupinefish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Balloonfish in English
Baloon pufferfish in English
Baloonfish in English
Bankocho in language.
Black-blotched porcupinefish in English
Bloched porcupine fish in English
Blotched porcupine in English
Boteteng laot in Tagalog
Botiti in language.
Botiting laot in Tagalog
Boule tangue in language.
Brown porcupine fish in English
Brunfläckig Igelkottfisk in Swedish
Buktit in Tagalog
Bunju in Swahili
Bunju nungu in Swahili
Buntal durian in Malay
Buntal landak in Malay
Buntal-landak panjang in Malay
Buntel duren in Malay
Buriring in language.
Burrfish in English
Busisi in language.
Butete in language.
Buteteng laot in Tagalog
Crum in Portuguese
Cá Nóc Nhiêm in Vietnamese
Cá Nóc nhím sáu vằn in Vietnamese
Daut-dotan in language.
Drutm in language.
Fine-spotted porcupinefish in English
Freckled porcupinefish in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. De Buen 1963, Pequeño 1989, Meléndez et al. 1993, Randall & Cea 2011.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  4. Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.
  5. Hoese, H. Dickson, Richard H. Moore, and V. Farley Sonnier, 1977: null. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, and adjacent waters. xv + 327.
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  7. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  8. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  9. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  10. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds., 2013: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34. 243.
  11. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  12. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  13. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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