Family Pentacerotidae - Armorheads
  Order
:
Pentacerotidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 7 | Species : 13 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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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. Primary on deep slopes, seamounts, and pelagic; shallow primarily in temperate areas. Foodfishes. Assumed to be nonguarders (RF).
  Etymology
:
Greek, pente = five + Greek, keras, -atos = horn ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Pempheriformes | | | Pentacerotidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Pentacerotidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Pentacerotinae
Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
Quinquarius capensis (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Pentaceros knerii Steindachner, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Griffinetta nelsonensis Whitley & Phillipps, 1939
synonymjuniororiginal
Pentaceros pectoralis (non Hardy, 1983)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Undecimus hendecacanthus (McCulloch, 1915)
synonymjuniornew
Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pentaceros pectoralis (Hardy, 1983)
synonymjuniornew
Pentaceros richardsoni (non Smith, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
misappliedmisappliednew
Pentaceros quinquespinis Parin & Kotlyar, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Histiopterinae
Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
acceptedseniororiginal
! Histiopterus tyfus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
! Histiopterus types Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Histiopterus spinifer Gilchrist, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Histiopterus labiosus Günther, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
! Evistias acuirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Evistius acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Histiopterus typus (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Histiopterus elevatus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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