Distribution: from East Africa to southern Japan, the Society Islands and Eastern Australia.
Often confused with Diodon holocanthus and Diodon hystrix.
at Pandan Island (Philippines) © uppercut
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © lesli
at Anse Sévère (Seychelles) © paradis974
at Petani Beach (Malaysia) © anne
at Club Med Seychelles (Seychelles) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Biyadhoo (Maldives) © chris-burton
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Anse Source d’Argent (Seychelles)
at Playa Penca (Costa Rica)
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © tinoumer
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