Pentaceros

Pentaceros
Pentaceros richardsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
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

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pentaceros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Penacerotidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pentaceros". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 443. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.


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