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
  • Pseudopentaceros Bleeker, 1876
  • Gilchristia D. S. Jordan, 1907
  • Quadrarius D. S. Jordan, 1907
  • Quinquarius D. S. Jordan, 1907
  • Undecimus Whitley, 1934
  • Griffinetta Whitley & Phillipps, 1939

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Pentaceros in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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