Chelonodon (subgenus of Tetrodon) Müller [J.] 1841:252 Masc. Tetraodon kappa Bleeker 1850. Type by subsequent designation. No species mentioned originally; first addition of species not established. Type species by subsequent designation of Britz et al. 2024:566 [ref. 41629]. •Synonym of Leiodon Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:478 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Chelonodon Müller 1841 -- (Tyler 1980:341 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:207 [ref. 14249], Leis 1984:448 [ref. 13659], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:364 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:900 [ref. 5714], Kottelat 1989:21 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:53 [ref. 24860], Allen 1991:208 [ref. 21090], Arunachalam et al. 1999:11 [ref. 24090], Matsuura 2002:173 [ref. 26209], Matsuura 2001:3956 [ref. 26317], Ataur Rahman 2003:70 [ref. 31338], Hoese et al. 2006:1919 [ref. 29099], Verruraj et al. 2011:9 [ref. 31496], Britz et al. 2024:563 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodon Müller 1841. Tetraodontidae.