Prickly toadfish
Contusus richei
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A pufferfish from Australia and New Zealand, from coastal waters. It reaches 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Contusus richei
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Tetrodon richei
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25.4 cm
- Lifespan
- 7 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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