{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Milkspotted puffer (Chelonodon patoca) (45876731492).jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Larson, H. |author2=Shao, K.-T. |author3=Matsuura, K. |author4=Liu, J. |author5=Hardy, G. |author6=Leis, J.L. |author7=Liu, M. |year=2021 |title=''Chelonodontops patoca'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T172416A147760777 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T172416A147760777.en |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> | taxon = Chelonodontops patoca | authority = (Hamilton, 1822) | synonyms = {{Specieslist |Arothron kappa| |Cheilichthys kappa| |Chelondon patoca| |Chelonodon kappa| |Leiodon patoca| |Tetraodon kappa| |Tetraodon patoca| |Tetrodon dissutidens| |Tetrodon 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.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=FishBase/><ref name=CoF/> It ranges from East Africa to the Western Pacific from Korea in the north to northern Australia in the south.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=FishBase/> 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&nbsp;ft) and reaches {{convert|38|cm|abbr=on}} standard length. The species is poisonous but reportedly considered a delicacy in Japan.<ref name=FishBase/>

== References == {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name=CoF>{{Cof record |spid=23502 |title=''Chelonodontops patoca'' |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>

<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase |genus=Chelonodontops |species=patoca |month=August |year=2022}}</ref> }} * <small>[https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/862 Milkspot Toadfish, Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton-Buchanan 1822) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au]</small>

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Category:Tetraodontidae Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean Category:Marine fish of East Africa Category:Fish described in 1822 Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

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