Diodontidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 200

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6129706

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scientific name

Diodontidae
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Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 —Freckled porcupinefish

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang as Diodon holacanthus by Herre (1933: 12); subsequently reported as Diodon maculifer by Kailola (1975: 255). KFRS material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical oceans, in western Pacific south to Lord Howe Island. Found in shallow coral reefs to open, soft bottoms, 0– 200 m. Marine.

Diodon liturosus Lacepède in Shaw, 1804 —Black-blotched porcupinefish

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang as Diodon bleekeri by Herre (1933: 12); photographed by P. Laboute on 4 Dec. 2012. CAS material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. South Africa and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Found on coral reef edges and slopes, often in caves and holes in shallow reefs, juveniles in lagoon habitats, 0– 90 m. Marine.

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