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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Chelonodon

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
 
Chelonodon dapsilis
[Plentiful toby]

Photo by Ayliffe, N.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chelonodon laticeps Smith, 1948

Photo by Ayliffe, N.
 
Chelonodon laticeps
[Bluespotted blaasop]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Chelonodon patoca
[Milkspotted puffer]

Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan, 1919)

Photo by King, D.R.
 
Chelonodon pleurospilus
[Blaasop beauty]
4 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Chelonodon
(Puffers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1943 Chelonodon dapsilis Plentiful toby Western Pacific
1948 Chelonodon laticeps Bluespotted blaasop Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1822 Chelonodon patoca Milkspotted puffer Indo-Pacific 38 SL
1919 Chelonodon pleurospilus Blaasop beauty Western Indian Ocean 20 TL



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