Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pentacerotidae Armorheads

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Nakamura, T.

Evistias acutirostris
[Striped boarfish]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Histiopterus typus
[Sailfin armourhead]

Photo by CSIRO

Parazanclistius hutchinsi
[Short boarfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Paristiopterus gallipavo
[Yellowspotted boarfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Paristiopterus labiosus
[Giant boarfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
[Longsnout boarfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Pentaceros capensis
[Cape armourhead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pentaceros decacanthus
[Bigspined boarfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Pentaceros japonicus
[Japanese armorhead]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific

Pentaceros quinquespinis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pentaceros richardsoni
[Pelagic armourhead]

No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL

Pentaceros wheeleri
[Slender armorhead]

Photo by CSIRO

Zanclistius elevatus
[Longfin boarfish]

13 Species of Family Pentacerotidae
(Armorheads)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1844	Evistias acutirostris	Striped boarfish	Pacific Ocean	90 TL
1844	Histiopterus typus	Sailfin armourhead	Indo-Pacific	42 TL
1983	Parazanclistius hutchinsi	Short boarfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	34 TL
1944	Paristiopterus gallipavo	Yellowspotted boarfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	100 TL
1872	Paristiopterus labiosus	Giant boarfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	100 TL
1845	Pentaceropsis recurvirostris	Longsnout boarfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	50 TL
1829	Pentaceros capensis	Cape armourhead	Southeast Atlantic to Wes	35 TL
1859	Pentaceros decacanthus	Bigspined boarfish	Indo-Pacific	25.5 NG
1883	Pentaceros japonicus	Japanese armorhead	Western Pacific	25 TL
1988	Pentaceros quinquespinis		Southeast Pacific
1844	Pentaceros richardsoni	Pelagic armourhead	Southeast Atlantic	56 TL
1983	Pentaceros wheeleri	Slender armorhead	North Pacific	44 TL
1888	Zanclistius elevatus	Longfin boarfish	South Pacific	33 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pentacerotidae Armorheads(See list of species below)

Family: Pentacerotidae Armorheads

(See list of species below)