Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758

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

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: 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 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; 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

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