| Common name | Map blaasop |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'blaasop', from Afrikaans, i.e., blow up, refers to the physical morphology of the fish (Nico E. Willemse, Coll. No. 375, personal communication) |