Pelagic porcupinefish

Diodon eydouxii

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth14–310 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and September
How commonRare

About this species

Diodon eydouxii, commonly known as the pelagic porcupinefish, is a species of porcupinefish with a circumtropical marine distribution.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 6 records
June: 3 records
July: 4 records
August: 5 records
September: 7 records
October: 2 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–310 m · Deepest record: 310 m

10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 10 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Pelagic porcupinefish, pelagic porcupinefish, Pelagic Porcupinefish

Names in 5 more languages

Spanish: pez erizo pelágico
French: Poisson porc-épic océanique
Japanese: Yaseharisembon, Yase-harisenbon, ヤセハリセンボン
Thai: ปลาปักเป้าหนามทุเรียนครีบจุด
Simplified Chinese: 刺規, 愛氏二齒魨, 氣瓜仔, 艾氏刺魨

Other scientific names: Diodon bertolettii, Diodon melanopsis

Similar species

Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus
Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Globefish
Diodon nicthemerus
Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
Australian Burrfish
Allomycterus pilatus
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
79 open-data records from 1957 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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