Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983)
Slender armorhead
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 Family:  Pentacerotidae (Armorheads), subfamily: Pentacerotinae
 Max. size:  44 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,200.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 146 - 800 m
 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.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Juveniles epipelagic, adults benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 13.08.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 30.01.14

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