This porcupinefish looked like it had been in the wars somewhat. It doesn't show up well in the photo but the white patches were in fact a deep, deep cut in a crescent shape and a series of lesser cuts above the eye. Looked at from a better angle they basically form a fresh semicircular scar about 8 inches across. It doesn't take a genius to guess shark in this situation and that may well be what caused it. Of course porcupines have a defense mechanism so he may well have escaped having been bit.
It didn't seem overly concerned by what happened and was hanging around with a second porcupine so I'd be unsurprised if it recovered entirely. I'd be delighted to come across what grabbed it though.
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