Case of 17 Dried Porcupine Fish in Bulk or Porcupine Blowfish in Bulk and Wholesale WITH VERY SHARP SPINES measuring between approximately 9 inches and 10 inches long, with a hanger for easy display (some may be a little under or over the size).  These dried preserved porcupine fish have fake wiggly eyes and there will be a seam where the meat was removed. They are also called, balloonfish and globefish.  Porcupine fish have heavy spines over their entire body. They inflate their body to increase their size as a defense mechanism.