WoRMS taxon details
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
127402 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127402)
accepted
Species
Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866 · unaccepted
Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855 · unaccepted
Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818 · unaccepted
Diodon novemaculatus Cuvier, 1818 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818 · unaccepted
Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979 · unaccepted
Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818 · unaccepted
Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818 · unaccepted
Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818) · unaccepted
Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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(of Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request](of Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Description Inhabits shallow reefs to open, soft bottoms to at least 100 m . Also in areas with rocky substrata. Sometimes forms groups...
Distribution circumtropical in distribution; Western Atlantic: Near Georges Bank to Brazil
Description Inhabits shallow reefs to open, soft bottoms to at least 100 m . Also in areas with rocky substrata. Sometimes forms groups (Ref. 9710). Juveniles pelagic to about 6-9 cm. Solitary. Feeds on molluscs, sea urchins, hermit crabs and crabs at night (Ref. 9680). A relatively poor swimmer (Ref. 9710). [details]
Distribution circumtropical in distribution; Western Atlantic: Near Georges Bank to Brazil
Distribution circumtropical in distribution; Western Atlantic: Near Georges Bank to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127402 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 137, Pl. 7 [details]
original description (of Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 136, Pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979) Kotthaus, A. (1979). Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes 'Meteor' in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, XXI. Diverse Ordnungen. <em>Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie.</em> No. 28: 6-54. [details]
original description (of Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 471, Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 137, Pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 136, Pl. 7 [details]
original description (of Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866) Steindachner, F. (1866). Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe.</em> v. 3 (no. 7): 50-54. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
[request]original description (of Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 137, Pl. 7 [details]
original description (of Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 136, Pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979) Kotthaus, A. (1979). Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes 'Meteor' in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, XXI. Diverse Ordnungen. <em>Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie.</em> No. 28: 6-54. [details]
original description (of Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 471, Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 137, Pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 136, Pl. 7 [details]
original description (of Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866) Steindachner, F. (1866). Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe.</em> v. 3 (no. 7): 50-54. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow reefs to open, soft bottoms to at least 100 m . Also in areas with rocky substrata. Sometimes forms groups (Ref. 9710). Juveniles pelagic to about 6-9 cm. Solitary. Feeds on molluscs, sea urchins, hermit crabs and crabs at night (Ref. 9680). A relatively poor swimmer (Ref. 9710). [details]Diet Feeds on mollusks, sea urchins, hermit crabs, and crabs at night [details]
Distribution circumtropical in distribution; Western Atlantic: Near Georges Bank to Brazil [details]
Habitat Inhabits shallow reefs to open, soft bottoms. Also in areas with rocky substrata. Sometimes forms groups. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Importance Scientific- used in Chinese medicine [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | long-spine porcupinefishballoonfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ハリセンボン | [details] |
| Spanish | pez erizo mapache | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (166 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodon holocanthus)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon novemaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818))
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855)
To FishBase images (Diodon holocanthus, Neth Antilles, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (324 nucleotides; 266 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2527161)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon holocanthus USNM 408916 photograph dorsal view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodon holocanthus)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon novemmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon novemaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon hystrix holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Paradiodon quadrimaculatus (Cuvier, 1818))
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon quadrimaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon paraholocanthus Kotthaus, 1979)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon pilosus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Atopomycterus bocagei Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon sexmaculatus Cuvier, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon maculifer Kaup, 1855)
To FishBase images (Diodon holocanthus, Neth Antilles, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (324 nucleotides; 266 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2527161)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon holocanthus USNM 408916 photograph dorsal view)
To PESI
To ITIS
