Description

Also known as Balloonfish, Blowfish, Fewspine Porcupinefish, Few-spined Porcupinefish, Globefish, Hedgehog Fish, Lanternfish, Pacific Burrfish, Spotfin Burrfish, Spotfin Porcupinefish, Spotted-fin Burrfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish.

Found singly, hiding in protected shaded areas, in cave and under rocks of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed nocturnally on hard shelled invertebrates.
Juveniles found amongst floating weeds.
Length - 70cm
Depth - 20-100m
Circumglobal

Porcupinefish spines lay flat, but when threatened they can inflate like a "football with spikes" so the spines are facing outwards to deter prey. The have a plated mouth structure for crushing shells or "fingers".
Can give a nasty bite! Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/10206