Cape armourhead

Pentaceros capensis

Pentacerotid Fish of the South African Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Pentaceros is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, armorheads from the family Pentacerotidae. They are native to the Pacific, Indian, and eastern Atlantic Oceans. Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pentacerotidae
Genus: Pentaceros
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic to West Indian Ocean: Point Nolloth, South Africa to southern Mozambique, and Reunion I. (Ref. 53568 ).

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