| Iraniplectus Temporal range: Rupelian | |
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| Superfamily: | Tetraodontoidea |
| Family: | Zignoichthydae |
| Genus: | †Iraniplectus Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006 |
| Species: | Iraniplectus bakhtiari |
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| Iraniplectus bakhtiari Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006 | |
Iraniplectus bakhtiari is an extinct relative of modern-day pufferfish and porcupine fish from the Middle Oligocene of Iran. It is closely related to the Eocene Zignoichthys.
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