Chelonodontops patoca Gangetic Blow Fish, Gangetic Pufferfish, Marbled Toad, Milkspotted Puffer, Milkspotted Toadfish, Pufferfish

Chelonodontops patoca is commonly referred to as Gangetic Blow Fish, Gangetic Pufferfish, Marbled Toad, Milkspotted Puffer, Milkspotted Toadfish, Pufferfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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AphiaID:: 219949

Scientific:: Chelonodontops patoca
German:: Asiatischer Papageienkugelfisch
English:: Gangetic Blow Fish, Gangetic Pufferfish, Marbled Toad, Milkspotted Puffer, Milkspotted Toadfish, Pufferfish

Category:: Kulfiskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Chelonodontops (Genus) > patoca (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hamilton, ), 1822

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Corea, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South-Africa, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 19 Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Coastal waters, Freshwater, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Mud flat, Rivers, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 14.96" (38 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 29,1 °F (25°C - 29,1°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Frozen Food (large sort), Phytoplankton, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 329.97 gal (~ 1500L)
Difficulty:: 5 - Svår
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-05-27 21:01:06
Last edit:: 2024-10-16 11:17:59

Toxicity

Chelonodontops patoca is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Chelonodontops patoca, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)

fishbase: Poisonous to eat!

Synonymised names
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

Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.

We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.

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