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Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)

Slender armorhead
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Armorhead, Longfin armorhead, North Pacific armorhead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from California, Oregon and Washington (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 4525, 7182.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

Issue
Genus B. Mundy, pers. comm.

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


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