WoRMS taxon details
Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813)
280389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280389)
accepted
Species
Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813) Fréminville, C. P. P. (1813). Description de quelques nouvelles especes de poissons de l'ordre des Branchiosteges. <em>Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique.</em> v. 3 (no. 67): 249-253, Pl. 4.
page(s): 250, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 250, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280389 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813) Fréminville, C. P. P. (1813). Description de quelques nouvelles especes de poissons de l'ordre des Branchiosteges. <em>Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique.</em> v. 3 (no. 67): 249-253, Pl. 4.
page(s): 250, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 250, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Contusus richei USNM 39685 radiograph caudal area close up)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Contusus richei USNM 39685 radiograph predorsal area close up)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Contusus richei USNM 39685 radiograph caudal area close up)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Contusus richei USNM 39685 radiograph predorsal area close up)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
