Contusus
Contusus is a genus of pufferfishes native to the coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Subfamily: | Tetraodontinae |
Genus: | Contusus Whitley, 1947 |
Species | |
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Contusus brevicaudus Hardy, 1981
- Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813) (Prickly toadfish)
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Contusus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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