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Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)

Slender armorhead
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Canada country information

Common names: Boarfish, Pelagic armorhead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded British Columbia (Ref. 4525). Also Ref. 4925, 6885. In range Ref. 2850.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

North Pacific armorhead, Boarfish, Pelagic armorhead, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pentacerotidae (Armorheads) > Pentacerotinae
Etymology: Pentaceros: Greek, pente = five + Greek, keras = horn (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 146 - 800 m (Ref. 56527), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref. 56527).   Temperate; 59°N - 29°N, 135°E - 125°W (Ref. 57888)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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