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