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Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844

Pelagic armourhead
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Common names from other countries

Tête casquée pélagique, Рыба-кабан, Southern boarfish, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pentacerotidae (Armorheads) > Pentacerotinae
Etymology: Pentaceros: Greek, pente = five + Greek, keras = horn (Ref. 45335);  richardsoni: Named after John Richardson, naturalist and explorer (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 75886).   Temperate; 23°S - 56°S, 68°W - 174°W

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