WoRMS taxon details
Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
1591143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1591143)
accepted
Species
Arothron kappa (Bleeker, 1850) · unaccepted
Cheilichthys kappa (Bleeker, 1850) · unaccepted
Chelondon patoca (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chelonodon kappa (Bleeker, 1850) · unaccepted
Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Chelonodon potoca (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Leiodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Tetraodon bourouensis Bibron, 1855 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetraodon dorsounicolor Bibron, 1855 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetraodon fornicatum Hora, 1933 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetraodon hartlaubii Bianconi, 1854 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850 · unaccepted
Tetraodon maculatus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591143 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850) Bleeker, P. (1850). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Blootkakige visschen van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten [Bijdrage tot de kennis der Gymnodonten van den Indischen Archipel]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 10): 1-20 + 21-26. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. [details]
original description (of Tetraodon maculatus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
original description (of Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. [details]
original description (of Tetraodon maculatus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | milkspotted puffer [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | オキナワフグ | [details] |
| Russian | Хелонодон пестрый (попугайный) [from synonym]молочнопятнистый иглобрюх [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cheilichthys kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Leiodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chelonodon kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Arothron kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonodontops patoca)
To FishBase (from synonym Arothron kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Chelondon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Leiodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Chelonodon kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilichthys kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase images (Chelonodon patoca, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chelonodon patoca FIN034788 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chelonodon patoca USNM 168506 radiograph predorsal caudal 1) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cheilichthys kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Leiodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chelonodon kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Arothron kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonodontops patoca)
To FishBase (from synonym Arothron kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Chelondon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Leiodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Chelonodon kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilichthys kappa (Bleeker, 1850))
To FishBase images (Chelonodon patoca, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 82 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chelonodon patoca FIN034788 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chelonodon patoca USNM 168506 radiograph predorsal caudal 1) (from synonym Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822))
