Chelonodon

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

Species and taxonomy

There are six recognized species in this genus:

Chelonodon alvheimi
Chelonodon kappa
Chelonodon laticeps
Chelonodon leopardus
Chelonodon patoca
Chelonodon pleurospilus

;Synonyms

Chelonodon bengalensis is a synonym of Chelonodon patoca

The type species of Chelonodon was Leiodon cutcutia, making it a synonym of Leiodon. As a consequence, Catalog of Fishes and other authorities instead placed the above species in Chelonodontops. FishBase, however, still uses Chelonodon, and therefore the type was changed to C. kappa in 2024.