Diodon
| Porcupinefishes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Diodon holocanthus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Diodontidae |
| Genus: | Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Porcupinefishes or balloonfishes, are any of the various species of the genus Diodon, the type genus of Diodontidae.