| Common name | Spotfin porcupinefish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Australia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 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). |