Contusus richei
Species of fish
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Contusus richei is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific Ocean, at depths down to 50 m. It is commonly known known as the prickly toadfish, a name it shares with C. brevicaudus. Its length is up to 25 cm.
| Contusus richei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Contusus |
| Species: | C. richei |
| Binomial name | |
| Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813) | |
