Pentaceros Explained

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. Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.^[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• 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)

External links

• Smith, J.L.B. 1964. Fishes of the family Pentacerotidae. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 29. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Notes and References

1. Book: Fishes of the World . 5th . J. S. Nelson . T. C. Grande . M. V. H. Wilson . 2016 . 443 . Wiley . 978-1-118-34233-6 .