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Diodontidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Tetraodontiformes
family
Diodontidae

Name

Homonyms
Diodontidae
Common names
Baiacus-de-Espinho in Portuguese
Balloonfishes in English
Burrfishes in English
Igelfische in German
Kirpi Balıkları in Turkish
Peixos eriçó in Catalan–Valencian
Pesci istrice in Italian
Pesci porcospino in Italian
Pesci riccio in Italian
Pindsvinefisk in Danish
Poisonous Pincushions in English
Poissons porc-épic in French
Porcupine fishes in English
Porcupinefishes in English
Porcupinefishes in English
Sünhalfélék in Hungarian
burrfishes in English
burrfishes in English
ježíkovití in Czech
najeżkowate in Polish
peces erizo in Spanish
peces erizo in Spanish
piggsvinfiskfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
poissons porcs-épics in French
poissons porcs-épics in French
porcupinefishes in English
siilikalat in Finnish
Двозубові in Ukrainian
Двузубые in Russian
Ежи-рыбы in Russian
Рыбы-ежи in Russian
двузубовые in Russian
ปลาปักเป้าหนามทุเรียน ฯลฯ in Thai
วงศ์ปลาปักเป้าฟัน 2 ซี่ in Thai
ハリセンボン科 in Japanese
二齒魨科 in Chinese
가시복과 in Korean
piggsvinfiskfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
ハリセンボン科 in Japanese
Balloonfishes in English
Balloonfishes in English
Balloonfishes in English
Porcupine Fishes in English
Porcupine fishes in English
Porcupine fishes in English
burrfishes in English
burrfishes in English
porcupinefishes in English
porcupinefishes in English
Ежи-рыбы in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. FishBase
  4. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  5. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  6. Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Porcupinefishes: Family Diodontidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 601-602.
  7. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  8. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds., 2013: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34. 243.
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  11. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  12. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  13. 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
  14. 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
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