CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Pentacerotidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 367009 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 367 Pentacerotidae (Boarfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Pelagic Armourhead
Common Names List:	Richardson's boarfish
Organism Type:	a boarfish
Synonyms:	Pseudopentaceros richardsoni
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 367907 Pentaceros spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	367009

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [5] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 350 to 680 m.

Taxon Notes:

Kim (2012), in a study examining osteological and myological (muscle) characters, concluded that the genus Pseudopentaceros is a junior synonym of Pentaceros.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:63fb7f4e-45d8-4a48-9dc2-9f5ffa1cd09f Name status: accepted Checked on: 2025-04-15 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218773 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2025-04-15 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report