Chelonodon patoca Hamilton, 1822

Mary, S. Nithya, Ravitchandirane, V. & Gunalan, B., 2021, Checklist of order Tetraodontiformes (Actinopterygii) from Puducherry Coasts, Southeast Coast of India with Nine New Records, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (3), pp. 393-404 : 398

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/155960
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A22609-BF24-676C-B745-FCB7DB475D3B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Chelonodon patoca Hamilton, 1822
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Chelonodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 View in CoL ( Figure 2P View Figure 2 )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Pillaichavadi fish landing centre (12°0’31”, 79° 51’ 31” NE 4892),

23.xii.2020,4 ex., leg. Nithya Mary. [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2417].

Common Name: Milk spotted puffer, Gangetic Pufferfish, Marbled Toad. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), West Bengal ( Mahabatra & Lakra, 2015), Odisha ( Pati et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Veeruraj et al., 2011), Kerala ( Arunachalam et al., 2009). Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific ( Froese & Pauly, 2013)