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Diodon hystrix

Diodon hystrix

Spot-fin porcupinefish

Distribution: circumtropical (distributed throughout the tropical seas and oceans of the planet).

Often confused with Diodon liturosus and Diodon holocanthus.

Spots where Diodon hystrix has been spotted by snorkelers

Diodon hystrix snorkeling pictures

at Sataya Resort (Egypt)
© anne

at Shams Alam Beach Resort (Egypt)
© bruno56

at Marsa El Nabaa (Egypt)
© anne

at Ras Um Sid / El Fanar Beach (Egypt)
© philippe-seve

at Tulip Resorts (Egypt)
© paradis974

at Coraya Bay (Egypt)
© cavouette

at Petani Beach (Malaysia)
© anne

at Tobago Cays (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© fishaddict

at Tiwi Beach (Kenya)

at Playa Penca (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Masdoda (Egypt)
© lesli

at Coraya Bay (Egypt)
© lesli

at Coraya Bay (Egypt)
© lesli

at Îlot Amédée (New Caledonia)
© fongi

at Teluk Pauh (Malaysia)
© anne

at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands)
© nst56

at Embudu (Maldives)
© manceau

at Galley Bay (Antigua and Barbuda)
© nst56

at Apo Reef (Philippines)
© manceau

at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© nst56

at West Bay (Roatán)
© nst56

at Chatham Bay (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© cailly-bruno

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)

at West Bay (Roatán)

at Guardalavaca (Cuba)
© realivekill

at Chatham Bay (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© tinoumer

at Mahana Park (Tahiti and the Society Islands)

at Caleta Buena (Cuba)
© anne

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