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Diodon
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Di´o`don
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs.
2.(Zool.) A genus of whales.
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Noun1.Diodon - type genus of the DiodontidaeDiodon - type genus of the Diodontidae        
genus Diodon
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
Diodontidae, family Diodontidae - spiny puffers
Diodon hystrix, porcupine fish, porcupinefish - spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus - similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
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Overall, twelve families were restricted to seagrass habitats: phycid hakes (Phycidae), toadfishes (Batrachiodidae), batfishes (Ogcocephalidae), flyingfishes (Exocoetidae), cardinalfishes (Apogonidae), barracudas (Sphyraenidae), wrasses (Labridae), combtooth blennies (Blenniidae), mackerels (Scombridae), triggerfishes (Balistidae), boxfishes (Ostraciidae), and porcupinefishes (Diodontidae; Table 1).
Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the ... by Tuckey, Troy D.; Dehaven, Mark / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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