Chelonodon is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in coastal regions and estuaries, but sometimes in rivers.

Chelonodon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Chelonodon
J. P. Müller, 1841
Species

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Species and taxonomy

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There are five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

The type species of Chelonodon is Leiodon cutcutia, making the genus name a synonym. As a consequence, Catalog of Fishes and other authorities instead place the above five species in Chelonodontops.[2] FishBase, however, still uses Chelonodon.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chelonodon". FishBase. February 2016 version.
  2. ^ a b Habib, K.A.; A.K. Neogi; J. Oh; Y.-H. Lee; C.-G. Kim (2018). "Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): A New Species of Puffer Fish from the Northern Bay of Bengal Based on Morphology and DNA Barcode". Ocean Science Journal. 54 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1007/s12601-018-0054-7. S2CID 91952672.