Four-Bar Porcupinefish
Lophodiodon calori
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: to 100 m
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A porcupinefish marked with four dark bars, it lives on the continental shelf over sand and rubble down to about 100 metres. Adults stay on the bottom while young drift in open water, and it likely crushes hard shelled invertebrates with its beaklike jaws.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae › Lophodiodon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219974.
FAQ
- How deep does the Four-Bar Porcupinefish live?
- The Four-Bar Porcupinefish (Lophodiodon calori) is typically found at to 100 m.
- Is the Four-Bar Porcupinefish dangerous to divers?
- The Four-Bar Porcupinefish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Four-Bar Porcupinefish get?
- The Four-Bar Porcupinefish grows to about 30 cm.