pulchellus, Chelonodontops Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:157, Pl. 2 (figs. A-B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 4121] Xora River mouth, Transkei, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, 32°50'S, 29°E. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 326. •Synonym of Chelonodontops pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36003]). •Synonym of Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919) -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:900 [ref. 5714], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). Current status: Synonym of Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.