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title: "Masken-Igelfisch"
description: "Diodon liturosus — Fische. The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/blackblotched-porcupinefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Masken-Igelfisch

> Diodon liturosus — Fische. The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Diodon liturosus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1622
- Wikidata: [Q2420348](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2420348)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123268](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123268)

## Names

- en: Blackblotched Porcupinefish
- de: Masken-Igelfisch
- es: Pez Erizo Manchado
- fr: Poisson porc-épic à taches auréolées

## Countries with the most observations

ID (268), TH (223), MV (193), PH (97), SC (75), KE (73), MY (61), TW (52), TZ (40), IN (37), JP (30), MZ (29)

## Summary

The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific on coral and rocky reefs and in inshore waters. Other names are the blotched porcupinefish and the brown-backed porcupinefish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-blotched_porcupinefish

## Photo

![Masken-Igelfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackblotched-porcupinefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262393910

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blackblotched-porcupinefish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).