Slender armorhead

Pentaceros wheeleri

Spawning observed for only two seasons

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Medium
Temperate fish

Pentaceros wheeleri, the slender armorhead, 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pentacerotidae
Genus: Pentaceros
Maximum length: 44 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to North Pacific Ocean off central California and south of Japan, with center of abundance at the seamounts of the southern Emperor-northern Hawaiian Ridge.

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