Milkspot Toadfish

Chelonodontops patoca

Back with white patches and diffuse greenish-brown bands.

Size : 33 cm

Habitat : Prefers estuaries, mangrove regions and protected coastal reefs with sandy or muddy grounds, 1-15 m. Rest close to the bottom.

Distribution : Arabian Gulf and Oman to SW Japan, PNG and Australia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Tetraodontiformes

FAMILY

:

Tetraodontidae

GENUS

:

Chelonodontops

SPECIES

:

Chelonodontops patoca

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner