Pentaceros
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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]
| Pentaceros | |
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| Pentaceros richardsoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentacerotinae |
| Genus: | Pentaceros G. Cuvier, 1829[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pentaceros capensis G. Cuvier, 1829[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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)
