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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pentacerotidae Armorheads
Subfamily: Pentacerotinae
Genus: Pentaceros

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pentaceros capensis Cape armourhead Southeast Atlantic to Wes 35 TL 1829
Pentaceros decacanthus Bigspined boarfish Indo-Pacific 25.5 NG 1859
Pentaceros japonicus Japanese armorhead Western Pacific 25 TL 1883
Pentaceros quinquespinis Southeast Pacific 1988
Pentaceros richardsoni Pelagic armourhead Southeast Atlantic 56 TL 1844
Pentaceros wheeleri Slender armorhead North Pacific 44 TL 1983



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