Japanese armorhead
| Japanese armorhead | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Genus: | Pentaceros |
| Species: | P. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883 | |
The Japanese armorhead or Japanese boarfish, Pentaceros japonicus, is a species of armorhead native to the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan south to New Zealand and Australia. It occurs at depths from 100 to 830 m (330 to 2,720 ft). It can reach a length of 25 cm (9.8 in). It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Nakabo, T. 2010. Pentaceros japonicus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Pentaceros japonicus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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