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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Contusus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Contusus brevicaudus Hardy, 1981

Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Contusus brevicaudus
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Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25.4 cm SL
Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Contusus richei
[Prickly toadfish]
2 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Contusus
(Puffers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1981 Contusus brevicaudus Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL
1813 Contusus richei Prickly toadfish Eastern Indian Ocean 25.4 SL



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