Common name | Porcupine fish |
Language | English |
Type | Market |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | French Polynesia |
Locality | |
Ref. | Rensch, K.H., 1988 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Name as cited in Ref. 4821. Porcupinefishes have prominent spines covering their heads ad bodies (Ref. 5288). 'porcupine', i.e., spiny pig, from Latin 'porcus', i.e., pig and 'spinus, i.e., spine (p. 404, Ref. 11979). |