Biology:Pentaceros

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pentaceros
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni.jpg
Pentaceros richardsoni
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pentacerotidae
Subfamily: Pentacerotinae
Genus: Pentaceros
G. Cuvier, 1829[1]
Type species
Pentaceros capensis
G. Cuvier, 1829[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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 marine ray-finned fish, armorheads from the family Pentacerotidae. They are native to the Pacific, Indian, and eastern Atlantic Oceans.[3] Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.[4]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2232325 entry