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Chelonodon
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Chelonodon

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

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Milkspot Toadfish

speciesChelonodon kappa

Blue-spotted Blaasop

speciesChelonodon laticeps

Bengal Reticulated Puffer

speciesChelonodon patoca

Banded Leopardblowfish

speciesChelonodon leopardus

Blaasop Beauty

speciesChelonodon pleurospilus

Alvheim’s pufferfsh

speciesChelonodon alvheimi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87397.