Chelonodon patoca

Chelonodon patoca, known as the milk-spotted pufferfish or the milkspotted puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae native to the Indo-Pacific. It ranges from East Africa to the Admiralty Islands, New Britain, the Trobriand Islands, China, and northern Australia. It is a tropical species that occurs in coastal waters, lagoons, estuaries, and rivers. While it does enter fresh water, the species does not occur more than a few kilometres from the sea. It is often seen in schools which sometimes enter freshwater streams. It is usually found at a depth range of 4 to 60 m (13 to 197 ft) and reaches 38 cm (15 inches) SL. The species is reportedly considered a delicacy in Japan.[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Chelonodontops,[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.[3]

Chelonodon patoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Genus:
Chelonodon
Species:
C. patoca
Binomial name
Chelonodon patoca
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Arothron kappa
  • Cheilichthys kappa
  • Chelondon patoca
  • Chelonodon kappa
  • Leiodon patoca
  • Tetraodon kappa
  • Tetraodon patoca
  • Tetrodon dissutidens
  • Tetrodon patoca

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon patoca". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Chelonodontops patoca". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.


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