Barred toadfish

The prickly toadfish, 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.

The Barred toadfish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 1 - 50 m environment.

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Common names

Barred toadfish in English
Globefish in English
Prickly toadfish in English
Toado in English
里氏短刺圆鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
里氏短刺圓魨 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Tetraodontidae
Genus : Contusus
Species : Contusus richei
Authority : Fr