Pentaceros

Pentaceros japonicus

Pentaceros richardsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Pempheriformes

Familia: Pentacerotidae
Genus: Pentaceros
Species: P. capensis – P. decacanthus – P. japonicus – P. quinquespinis – P. richardsoni – P. wheeleri

Name

Pentaceros Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829

Type species: Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829

Synonyms

• Gilchristia Jordan, 1907
• Pseudopentaceros Bleeker, 1876
• Quadrarius Jordan, 1907
• Quinquarius Jordan, 1907
• Undecimus Whitley, 1934

References

• Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A., 1829: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. F. G. Levrault, Paris. 3: 1–500, Pls. 41-71.
• Kim, S.-Y. 2012: Phylogenetic systematics of the family Pentacerotidae (Actinopterygii: order Perciformes). Zootaxa 3366: 1–111. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Pentaceros – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Pentaceros species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Pentaceros and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.