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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae Porcupinefishes (burrfishes)

Genus: Dicotylichthys

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Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855

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Dicotylichthys punctulatus
[Three-barred porcupinefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Three-barred porcupinefish Western Pacific 40 SL 1855



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