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Pentaceros
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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. Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.
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Genus
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOreasteridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
- Collections
- LSUMZ, SIO, UAM, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Taiwan, Australia, United States, Vanuatu, Mauritius, India, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Ile Maurice
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- Parent taxon
- Pentacerotidae
- Image
- Pentaceros decacanthus.jpg
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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. Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.
==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)
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