Pelagocephalus marki

Pelagocephalus marki
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Pelagocephalus
J. C. Tyler & Paxton, 1979
Species: P. marki
Binomial name
Pelagocephalus marki
Heemstra & M. M. Smith, 1981

Pelagocephalus marki, the Rippled blaasop, is a species of pufferfish known from the coasts of South Africa and New Zealand. This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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