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{{quote|Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!|Yoshi|"[[Fire Sale]]"}}
{{quote|Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!|Yoshi|"[[Fire Sale]]"}}
[[File:PorcupinefishPopsicles.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi paralyzed by porcupinefish]]
[[File:PorcupinefishPopsicles.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi paralyzed by porcupinefish]]
'''Porcupinefish''' are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', [[Fire Sale]]. They are named after the real-life {{wp|porcupinefish}}, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the {{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}}. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]] or the [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]], though they more closely resemble [[Urchin]]s. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] are paralyzed by porcupinefish.
'''Porcupinefish''' are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', [[Fire Sale]]. They are named after the real-life {{wp|porcupinefish}}, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the {{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}}. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]] or the [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]], though they more closely resemble [[Urchin]]s. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Wendy|Kootie Pie]] are paralyzed by porcupinefish.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|RomM=Spiny fish
|RomM=Spiny fish
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859801220 "Fire Sale", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859801220 "Fire Sale", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Рыба Дикобраз
|RusR=Ryba Dikobraz
|RusM=Porcupine Fish
|RusC=<ref>[https://vk.com/video/playlist/220566848_53830606?z=video220566848_169488941%2Fpl_220566848_53830606 Мир супер Марио. 1 серия.]</ref>
|Spa=Pez Puercoespín
|Spa=Pez Puercoespín
|SpaM=Porcupine fish
|SpaM=Porcupine fish

Latest revision as of 16:53, October 14, 2024

Porcupinefish
A porcupinefish about to be stepped on by Princess Toadstool.
First appearance Super Mario World ("Fire Sale") (1991)
“Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!”
Yoshi, "Fire Sale"
Yoshi passing the porcupinefish.
Mario and Luigi paralyzed by porcupinefish

Porcupinefish are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of Super Mario World, Fire Sale. They are named after the real-life porcupinefish, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the pufferfish. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the Spiny Cheep-Cheep or the Porcu-Puffer, though they more closely resemble Urchins. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Kootie Pie are paralyzed by porcupinefish.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Poisson-globe[1] Puffer Fish
German Stachelschweinfisch[2] Porcupine Fish
Portuguese Porco-Espinho Peixe[3] Porcupine Fish
Romanian Pește spinos[4] Spiny fish
Russian Рыба Дикобраз[5]
Ryba Dikobraz
Porcupine Fish
Spanish Pez Puercoespín[6] Porcupine fish

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