Chonerhinos

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Speciesbox | image = Xenopterus naritus Achilles 182.jpg | parent_authority = Bleeker, 1854 | taxon = Chonerhinos naritus | authority = (J. Richardson, 1848) | synonyms = {{species list | Tetrodon naritus | Richardson, 1848 | Tetraodon naritus | Richardson, 1848 | Xenopterus naritus | (Richardson, 1848) }} }}

'''''Chonerhinos''''' is a monotypic genus of pufferfish, family Tetraodontidae. The only species is '''''Chonerhinos naritus''''',<ref name="FB genus">{{FishBase genus |genus=Chonerhinos |month=February |year=2024 }}</ref> the '''bronze pufferfish''' or '''yellow pufferfish'''.<ref name=fishbase/> It is native to Southeast Asia, where it is mainly found in estuarine and coastal habitats.<ref name=Abidin2015>Abidin, M.; and A. Bintoro (2015). Kebiasaan Makan Alami Ikan Buntal Kuning (''Chonerhinos naritus'') di Estuari Sungai Indragiri, Riau. Buletin Teknik Litkayasa Sumber Daya dan Penangkapan 13(1): 11–14.</ref><ref name=Roberts1982/> This species grows to a length of {{convert|28.5|cm|in}} TL,<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase | genus = Chonerhinos | species=naritus | year = 2024 | month = February }}</ref> but otherwise it generally resembles the smaller and more strictly freshwater ''Auriglobus'' pufferfish.<ref name=Roberts1982/> This predatory species feeds on other fish, crustaceans (both crabs and shrimp) and snails.<ref name=Abidin2015/>

==Taxonomy== ''Chonerhinos naritus'' is the only species in the genus ''Chonerhinos'',<ref name="FB genus"/> but the synonym ''Xenopterus'' was formerly used instead. At that point the genus name ''Chonerhinos'' was used for the species ''modestus'' and its relatives, but this was incorrect and they were moved to ''Auriglobus'' in 1999.<ref name=kott>{{cite journal |author-link=Maurice Kottelat |author=Kottelat, M. |year=1999 |title=Nomenclature of the genera ''Barbodes'', ''Cyclocheilichthys'', ''Rasbora'' and ''Chonerhinos'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae and Tetraodontidae), with comments on the definition of the first reviser |journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology |volume=47 |issue=2 |pages=591–600 |url=https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/06/47rbz591-600.pdf |access-date=2024-06-18 |archive-date=2017-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101091204/https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Past%20Volumes/RBZ%2047(2)/47rbz591-600.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=Roberts1982>{{cite journal |last1=Roberts |first1=Tyson R. |title=The southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus ''Chonerhinos'' (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species |journal=Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences |series=4th series |date=1982 |volume=43 |pages=1–16 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/52903}}</ref> }}

Category:Tetraodontidae Category:Monotypic Actinopterygii genera Category:Freshwater fish of Southeast Asia Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Category:Fish described in 1854