Biology:Pentaceros
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Pentaceros | |
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| Pentaceros richardsoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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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]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pentaceros". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1118.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Penacerotidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Penacerotidae.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Pentaceros in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 443. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/.
External links
- Smith, J.L.B. 1964. Fishes of the family Pentacerotidae. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 29. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Wikidata ☰ Q2232325 entry
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