Pentaceros
| Pentaceros | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Genus: | Pentaceros G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Pentaceros capensis G. Cuvier, 1829 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pentaceros is a genus of armorheads native to the Pacific, Indian, and eastern Atlantic Oceans.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Pentaceros capensis G. Cuvier, 1829 (Cape armorhead)
- Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859 (big-spined boarfish)
- Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883 (Japanese armorhead)
- Pentaceros quinquespinis Parin & Kotlyar, 1988
- Pentaceros richardsoni A. Smith, 1844 (pelagic armorhead)
- Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983) (slender armorhead)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Pentaceros in FishBase. February 2014 version.
External Links
- Smith, J.L.B. 1964. Fishes of the family Pentacerotidae. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 29. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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