Torquigener marleyi

Torquigener marleyi is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species known only from South Africa, where it occurs near the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. FishBase lists this species as a synonym of Torquigener balteus, although ITIS and WoRMS list it as a valid species.[1][2][3]

Torquigener marleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Torquigener
Species:
T. marleyi
Binomial name
Torquigener marleyi
(Fowler, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Sphaeroides marleyi
  • Sphoeroides marleyi

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Torquigener marley". FishBase.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Torquigener marleyi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Torquigener marleyi (Fowler, 1929)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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