Tetraodontidae

Prickly toadfish

Contusus richei

Pufferfish of Australian Waters

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Contusus richei is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific Ocean, at depths down to 50 m. It is commonly known as the prickly toadfish, a name it shares with C. brevicaudus. Its length is up to 25 cm.