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Pentacerotidae
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Pentacerotidae or armourheads are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Acropomatiformes. They are native to the Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific, and southwestern Atlantic. They are generally found at rocky reefs below normal scuba diving depths, although several species occur in low densities at shallower depths.
Species
armorheads
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAcropomatiformes
- FamilyPentacerotidae
五棘鯛科為輻鰭魚綱鱸形目的其中一個科。他們的名字來自希臘語pente，意思是“五”，而keras意為“角”，指的是背鰭中突出的尖銳硬棘。本科中最大的物種為副帆鰭魚屬（Paristiopterus)可能達到1公尺的長度。本科種類具有明顯的深色和淺色條紋體，體色呈暗色至銀色。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
- Collections
- CSIRO, LACM, SAMA, QVMAG, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Taiwan, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acropomatiformes
- Image
- Zaclistius elevatus (Longfin boarfish).jpg
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Pentacerotidae or armourheads are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Acropomatiformes. They are native to the Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific, and southwestern Atlantic. They are generally found at rocky reefs below normal scuba diving depths, although several species occur in low densities at shallower depths.
Their name, from Greek pente meaning "five" and keras meaning "horn", refers to the prominent, sharp spines in their dorsal fins (though these do not number five in all species). The largest species in the family (Paristiopterus) may reach a length of . Many species have distinct dark-and-light-striped bodies, while others are overall dusky-silvery.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pentacerotidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.