Pentaceros wheeleri

Pentaceros wheeleri
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

Last updated February 12, 2025

Pentaceros wheeleri, the slender armorhead, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Pentacerotidae.^[1] 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.^[2]

Synonymised names

Placed by the World Register of Marine Species.

Pentaceros pectoralis Hardy, 1983
Pseudopentaceros pectoralis Hardy, 1983
Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy, 1983^[1]

References

1 2 "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.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

[2] "Pentaceros wheeleri, Slender armorhead". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

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