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Family: Pentacerotidae Armorheads



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13 species
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Photo by Nakamura, T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

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Evistias acutirostris
[Striped boarfish]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

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Histiopterus typus
[Sailfin armourhead]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy, 1983

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Parazanclistius hutchinsi
[Short boarfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944

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Paristiopterus gallipavo
[Yellowspotted boarfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872)

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Paristiopterus labiosus
[Giant boarfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson, 1845)

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Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
[Longsnout boarfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Southeast Atlantic to Wes
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829

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Pentaceros capensis
[Cape armourhead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm NG
Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859

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Pentaceros decacanthus
[Bigspined boarfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883

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Pentaceros japonicus
[Japanese armorhead]
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Pentaceros quinquespinis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844

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Pentaceros richardsoni
[Pelagic armourhead]
No picture found

Max. Length 44 cm TL

 
Pentaceros wheeleri
[Slender armorhead]

Photo by CSIRO

South Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)

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Zanclistius elevatus
[Longfin boarfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Evistias acutirostris Striped boarfish Pacific Ocean 90 TL 1844
Histiopterus typus Sailfin armourhead Indo-Pacific 42 TL 1844
Parazanclistius hutchinsi Short boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 34 TL 1983
Paristiopterus gallipavo Yellowspotted boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 100 TL 1944
Paristiopterus labiosus Giant boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 100 TL 1872
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris Longsnout boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL 1845
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
Zanclistius elevatus Longfin boarfish South Pacific 33 TL 1888



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