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Species in the genus Chelonodon: [ 14 ] records

alvheimi, Chelonodontops Psomadakis [P. N.], Matsuura [K.] & Thein [H.] 2018:[2], Figs. 1, 2a, 3a [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 1); ref. 36003] Off Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, 14°27.29'N, 94°3.79'E, depth 115-117 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 132270. Paratypes: NSMT, Department of Fisheries, Yangon. •Valid as Chelonodontops alvheimi Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein 2018 -- (Psomadakis et al. 2020:620 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Chelonodon alvheimi (Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein 2018). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon alvheimi (Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein 2018). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (India) east to Myanmar. Habitat: marine.

bengalensis, Chelonodontops Habib [K. A.], Neogi [A. K.], Oh [J.], Lee [Y.-H.] & Kim [C.-G.] 2018:[4], Fig. 3 [Ocean Science Journal v. 54 (no. 1); ref. 36229] Down of Ganges Estuaries, Alorkol, near Dubla Island, southern coast of the Sundarbans, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, 21.71°N, 89.59°E. Holotype: FBGN-SAU F1612sb-186. Paratype: FBGN-SAU. •Valid as Chelonodontops bengalensis Habib, Neogi, Oh, Lee & Kim 2018 -- (Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Mohapatra et al. 2020:38 [ref. 37741], Roul et al. 2022:364 [ref. 39436]). •Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Britz et al. 2024:564 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: marine.

bourouensis, Tetrodon Bibron [G.] in Duméril 1855:280 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 7; ref. 297] Name only, not available; possible subsequent publication not researched. Le Danois 1959:159, fig. 115 [ref. 12003] and Le Danois 1962:464-465 [ref. 21440] list type as MNHN B-1472 (Sonde I.). Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •In the synonymy of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae.

dissutidens, Tetrodon Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1364 [382] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia; Coromandel, India. No types known. On p. 382 of separate. •Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Matsuura 2002:177 [ref. 26209]). •Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822) -- (Britz et al. 2024:565 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dorsounicolor, Tetrodon Bibron [G.] in Duméril 1855:280 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 7; ref. 297] Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Nomen nudum, not available; see kottelat 2001:613 [ref. 25859]. •In the synonymy of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae.

hartlaubii, Tetrodon Bianconi [G. G.] 1854:68 [Rendiconto delle Sessioni dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto dei Bologna 1853-1854 (for 11 May 1854); ref. 17949] Mozambique. No types known. Also in Bianconi 1854:224 [ref. 295] with figure. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1855:146 [ref. 26452] with figure. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989] with question). •Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kappa, Tetraodon Bleeker [P.] 1850:16 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 10); ref. 16874] India; Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Bleeker specimens: MNHN 0000-0807 (2), B-1571 (1), Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:467 [ref. 21440]. Not available, not an original description. Based on Tetrodon kappa Hamilton 1822 [Russell 1803:18, fig. 25] and on specimens. •Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Matsuura 2002:177 [ref. 26209], Verruraj et al. 2011:9 [ref. 31496]). •Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822) -- (Britz et al. 2024:566 [ref. 41629]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae.

kappa, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] (ex Russell) 1822:8 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] India. No types preserved. Genus should have been Tetraodon. Based on the 'Tetraodon, corpore pulchra maculata, antice muricato ... Called by the Natives Kappa' of Russell 1803:18 [ref. 13862]. •Valid as Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822) -- (Britz et al. 2024:566 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: South Asia: eastern India, Malaya (Malaysia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

laticeps, Chelonodon Smith [J. L. B.] 1948:344, Fig. 3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 14 (no. 113) (art. 30); ref. 4074] Xora River mouth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Syntypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 303 (primary specimen), plus one not found form Beira. •Valid as Chelonodontops laticeps (Smith 1948) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36003], Matsuura 2022:467 [ref. 40261]). •Valid as Leiodon laticeps (Smith 1948) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:389 [ref. 35805]). •Valid as Chelonodon laticeps Smith 1948 -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:900 [ref. 5714], Ebert 2001:74 [ref. 25494], Matsuura 2002:174 [ref. 26209], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon laticeps Smith 1948. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania) to Madagascar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

leopardus, Tetrodon Day [F.] 1878:706, Pl. 180 (fig. 2) [The fishes of India Part 4; ref. 4887] Seas of India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7722 (1, syntype), ZSI F2260 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Arothron leopardus (Day 1878) -- (Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321]). •Valid as Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2018:[4] [ref. 36003], Chakraborty et al. 2020:16629 [ref. 37723], Psomadakis et al. 2020:620 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Chelonodon leopardus (Day 1878) -- (Britz et al. 2024:567 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon leopardus (Day 1878). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: southwestern India; Bay of Bengal (India) east to Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculatus, Tetraodon Swainson [W.] 1839:328 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Based on Hamilt. 18 (fig. 2) -- which is Hamilton 1822:Pl. 18 (fig. 2). Unneeded new name for Tetrodon patoca Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

patoca, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:7, 362, Pl. 18 (fig. 2) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River estuaries, India. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:336 [ref. 34104], Miesen et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34492], Fricke et al. 2018:388 [ref. 35805], Psomadakis et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36003], Habib et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36229], Matsuura in Koeda & Ho 2019:1316 [ref. 42393], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:621 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:500 [ref. 39830], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:303 [ref. 41223], Matsuura 2022:468 [ref. 40261], Okamura & Endo 2023:15 [ref. 40942], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1262 [ref. 40796], Britz et al. 2024:563 [ref. 41629]). •Valid as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:304 [ref. 19754], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:364 [ref. 6441], Ataur Rahman 1989:55 [ref. 24860], Allen & Swainston 1988:156 [ref. 25477], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:674 [ref. 25598], Randall et al. 1990:475 [ref. 15987], Talwar & Jingran 1991:1057 [ref. 20764], Allen 1991:208 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:173 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:402 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:625 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:248 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:375 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:240 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:416 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:475 [ref. 25919], Arunachalam et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24090], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1427 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:286 [ref. 25480], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:188 [ref. 25703], Allen 2000:125 [ref. 25868], Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:330 [ref. 27511], Ebert 2001:30 [ref. 25494], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3957 [ref. 26317], Sakai et al. 2001:124 [ref. 25693], Allen et al. 2002:353 [ref. 25930], Matsuura 2002:177 [ref. 26209], Nakabo 2002:1427 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:229 [ref. 27510], Khan 2003:11 [ref. 27710], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:50 [ref. 27712], Ataur Rahman 2003:70 [ref. 31338], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:357 [ref. 28867], Hoese et al. 2006:1919 [ref. 29099] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Arunachalam et al. 2009:238 [ref. 30304] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Matsuura 2009:336 [ref. 31171], Verruraj et al. 2011:3 [ref. 31496] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Allen & Erdmann 2012:1096 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:237 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:474 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:231 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33932], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:105 [ref. 34319], Ali et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36183], Suresh et al. 2018:328 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:137 [ref. 37020], Kaleshkumar et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38263], Mary et al. 2021:398 [ref. 38693], Britz et al. 2024:567 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Persian Gulf, India and Sri Lanka east to Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to central Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pleurospilus, Tetrodon Regan [C. T.] 1919:203 [Annals of the Durban Museum v. 2 (pt 4) (art. 18); ref. 15230] Durban, KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1919.9.12.52. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Chelonodontops pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36003], Habib et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36229], Matsuura 2022:468 [ref. 40261]). •Valid as Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:900 [ref. 5714], Ebert 2001:75 [ref. 25494], Matsuura 2002:173 [ref. 26209], Britz et al. 2024:567 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pulchellus, Chelonodontops Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:157, Pl. 2 (figs. A-B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 4121] Xora River mouth, Transkei, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, 32°50'S, 29°E. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 326. •Synonym of Chelonodontops pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36003]). •Synonym of Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:900 [ref. 5714], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.