kappa, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] (ex Russell) 1822:8 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] India. No types preserved. Genus should have been Tetraodon. Based on the 'Tetraodon, corpore pulchra maculata, antice muricato ... Called by the Natives Kappa' of Russell 1803:18 [ref. 13862]. •Valid as Chelonodontops kappa (Hamilton 1822) -- (Britz et al. 2024:565 [ref. 41629]). Current status: Valid as Chelonodontops kappa (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: South Asia: eastern India, Malaya (Malaysia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.