Chelonodontops patoca

Chelonodontops patoca, also known as the milk-spotted pufferfish, milkspotted puffer, milkspotted toadfish, Gangetic blow fish, Gangetic pufferfish, or marbled toad, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae native to the Indo-Pacific.^[1][2][3] It ranges from East Africa to the Western Pacific from Korea in the north to northern Australia in the south.^[1][2] It is a tropical species that occurs in coastal waters, lagoons, estuaries, and rivers. While it does enter fresh water, the species does not occur more than a few kilometres from the sea. It is often seen in schools which sometimes enter freshwater streams. It is usually found at a depth range of 4 to 60 m (13 to 197 ft) and reaches 38 cm (15 in) standard length. The species is poisonous but reportedly considered a delicacy in Japan.^[2]

Chelonodontops patoca
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Chelonodontops
Species:	C. patoca
Binomial name
Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Arothron kappa Cheilichthys kappa Chelondon patoca Chelonodon kappa Leiodon patoca Tetraodon kappa Tetraodon patoca Tetrodon dissutidens Tetrodon patoca