| Torquigener marleyi | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | 
| Family: | Tetraodontidae | 
| Genus: | Torquigener | 
| Species: | T. marleyi | 
| Binomial name | |
| Torquigener marleyi (Fowler, 1929) | |
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Torquigener marleyi is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a marine species known only from South Africa, where it occurs near the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. [1] [5] However, its taxonomic validity is unclear: FishBase considers this species as a synonym of Torquigener balteus , [5] whereas IUCN calls for more studies on its taxonomy. [1]