Contusus
| Contusus | |
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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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Contusus is a genus of pufferfishes native to the coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Contusus brevicaudus Hardy, 1981
- Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813) (Prickly toadfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Contusus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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