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I'd been taking pics of the porcupinefish in the background when this grouper swam under me.
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[[Coelacanthiformes]] ( '' Latimeria chalumnae '') Order: [[Coelacanthiformes]] image: Diodon holocanthus 1. jpg | Long-spine porcupinefish
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Order: [[Tetraodontiformes]] image: Diodon holocanthus 1. jpg | [[Long-spine porcupinefish]] ( '' Diodon holocanthus '')
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When threatened, the porcupinefish blows up like a spiky balloon so it will appear too large to fit into a predator's mouth.
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