Pentaceros wheeleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Pentacerotidae |
Genus: | Pentaceros |
Species: | P. wheeleri |
Binomial name | |
Pentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983 |
Pentaceros wheeleri, the slender armorheard, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Pentacerotidae. Observations based on the lack of individuals over 3 years of age in seamounts has suggested that P. wheeleri may only spawn in 1 to 2 seasons only to then die afterwards.
Synonymised names
Placed by the World Register of Marine Species.
- Pentaceros pectoralis Hardy, 1983
- Pseudopentaceros pectoralis Hardy, 1983
- Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- "Pentaceros wheeleri, Slender armorhead". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pentaceros wheeleri |
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