You can sponsor this page

Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)

Slender armorhead
Beobachtung melden im Fish Watcher
AquaMaps webservice down at the moment
Hochladen Photos und videos
 Pictures | Google Bild
Image of Pentaceros wheeleri (Slender armorhead)
No image available for this species;
drawing shows typical species in Pentacerotidae.

Japan country information

Common names: Kusakari-tsubodai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Mundy, B.C., 2005
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Bôsô Peninsula to the Ogasawara Islands and from the northern Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Ref. 559). Also Ref. 2850, 4537, 6885.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

Can't connect to MySQL database (fbapp). Errorcode: Too many connections