marleyi, Sphoeroides Fowler [H. W.] 1929:263, Fig. 6 (bottom) [Annals of the Natal Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 1403] Tugela River mouth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 200-250 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ANSP 51293. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:161 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Amblyrhynchotes honckenii (Bloch 1795) -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:895 [ref. 5714]). •Synonym of Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch 1795) -- (Matsuura 2022:456 [ref. 40261] by mistake). •Valid as Torquigener marleyi (Fowler 1929) -- (Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:451 [ref. 28072], Matsuura 2022:474 [ref. 40261], Matsuura 2024:84 [ref. 41314]). Current status: Valid as Torquigener marleyi (Fowler 1929). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) endemic. Habitat: marine.
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