Pentaceros | |
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Pentaceros richardsoni | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Pentacerotidae |
Subfamily: | Pentacerotinae |
Genus: |
Pentaceros G. Cuvier, 1829 [1] |
Type species | |
Pentaceros capensis G. Cuvier, 1829
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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. [3] Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae. [4]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]