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Pentacerotidae
AphiaID: 151472

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Added by Database Management Team

Rank

Family

Parent

Perciformes

Source

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	armorheads	[details]

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Genus Evistias

» Species Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
» Species Evistias acuirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Genus Histiopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

Genus Parazanclistius

» Species Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy, 1983

Genus Paristiopterus

» Species Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944
» Species Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872)

Genus Pentaceropsis

» Species Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson, 1845)

Genus Pentaceros Cuvier, 1829

» Species Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829
» Species Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859
» Species Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883
» Species Pentaceros quinquespinis Parin & Kotlyar, 1988
» Species Pentaceros pectoralis (Hardy, 1983) accepted as Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983
» Species Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844 accepted as Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith, 1844)
» Species Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983) accepted as Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983

Genus Zanclistius

» Species Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)

Genus Evistius accepted as Latridopsis

» Species Evistius acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Genus Pseudopentaceros Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Pentaceros Cuvier, 1829

» Species Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith, 1844)
» Species Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983
» Species Pseudopentaceros pectoralis Hardy, 1983 accepted as Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983

Genus Quinquarius accepted as Pentaceros Cuvier, 1829

» Species Quinquarius capensis (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829
» Species Quinquarius hendecacanthus McCulloch, 1915 accepted as Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859

Genus Undecimus accepted as Pentaceros Gray, 1840

» Species Undecimus hendecacanthus (McCulloch, 1915) accepted as Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859

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Note

Description: Distribution: Indo-Pacific and southwestern Atlantic. Body moderately deep (Pentaceropsis) to very deep (Pentaceros); strongly compressed. Head bones exposed, rough and striated. Supramaxilla lacking. Dorsal fin having 4-14 strong spines; 9-29 soft rays. With 2-5 strong spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-13. Large pelvic fins. One long and strong spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Scales small. [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151472

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2005-04-06 10:22:32Z	created	Claus, Simon

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Pentacerotidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151472 on 2013-05-23

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