Globefish and Similar Species
Diodon nicthemerus
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Spot-fin Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Key differences: Diodon hystrix has much longer, more robust spines that are generally fixed in an erect position, even when deflated. It also has numerous small black spots over its entire body, unlike the larger, more irregular blotches of D. nicthemerus. D. hystrix has a much wider, circumtropical distribution.
Long-spine Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Key differences: Diodon holocanthus typically has fewer, longer spines than D. hystrix, but still more prominent than D. nicthemerus. It often has a distinct dark saddle on its back and a dark bar between the eyes. Its distribution is also circumtropical, not restricted to southern Australia.
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