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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Etymology: Chelonodon: Greek, chelone = turtle + Greek, odous ) teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 4 - ? m (Ref. 48637). Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559).

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Admiralty Islands, New Britain and Trobiand Islands, north to China, south to northern Australia.

Inhabits coastal waters and enters the lower reaches of rivers and lagoons (Ref. 4833). Occurs on sand and mudflats, usually in estuaries (Ref. 48637). Usually found around the mouths of rivers or in brackish mangrove estuaries and sometimes penetrates fresh water, but is never found more than a few km from the sea (Ref. 2847, 44894). Often in schools and sometimes swims up freshwater streams (Ref. 48637). Considered a delicacy in Japan (Ref. 12484).

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Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 12484)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02668 (-0.14926 - 0.20262), b=2.91 (2.81 - 3.00), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.40 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)