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Species in the genus Pentaceros: [ 10 ] records

capensis, Pentaceros Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:30, Pl. 43 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic. RMNH. •Valid as Pentaceros capensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Hardy 1983:197 [ref. 5385], Heemstra 1986:623 [ref. 5660], Pequeño et al. 1992:171 [ref. 21510], Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Bray et al. 2006:1315 [ref. 29091], Randall 2007:298 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:75 [ref. 30213], Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039], Fricke et al. 2018:243 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:431 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros capensis Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, western Indian Ocean: South Africa to Madagascar and Réunion (Mascarenes); possibly also Australia and Chile. Habitat: marine.

decacanthus, Pentaceros Günther [A.] 1859:213 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.12.27.109. Also listed was Plate XV. fig. A, but on preface p. vi it is stated, "The Plates referred to, and executed by Mr. Ford, will be published as a separate volume." The plates were not published. •Valid as Pentaceros decacanthus Günther 1859 -- (Hardy 1983:200 [ref. 5385], Pequeño 1989:62 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:197 [ref. 24556], Hardy in Amaoka et al. 1990:283 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:635 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:1315 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:615 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1311 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros decacanthus Günther 1859. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

hendecacanthus, Quinquarius McCulloch [A. R.] 1915:144, Pl. 26 (figs. 1-3) [Biological Results Endeavour v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 2941] Victoria and Great Australian Bight, Australia, depth 160-300 fathoms. Holotype: AMS E.4606. Paratypes: AMS E.4607 (1), ?QM I.2342 (?). •Synonym of Pentaceros decacanthus Günther 1859 -- (Hardy 1983:200 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:635 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1315 [ref. 29091]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros decacanthus Günther 1859. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Pentaceros Steindachner [F.] 1883:124 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 15) (for 14 June 1883); ref. 20490] Tokyo, Japan. Syntypes: NMW 82877 (1), 86123 (1). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:8, Pl. 5 (figs. 1-2) [ref. 4247]. •Valid as Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner 1883 -- (Mochizuki in Okamura et al. 1982:241, 384 [ref. 8256], Hardy 1983:203 [ref. 5385], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:521, 694 [ref. 8056], Pequeño 1989:62 [ref. 14125], Nakabo 2000:908 [ref. 25182] with author as Döderlein, Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:495 [ref. 25191], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:000 [ref. 26193] with author as Döderlein, Choi et al. 2003:355, 625 [ref. 26218] with author as Döderlein, Shinohara et al. 2005:436 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:408 [ref. 28379], Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039], Shinohara et al. 2014:263 [ref. 33330], Koeda et al. 2016:61 [ref. 35333], Miyazaki et al. 2019:123 [ref. 37957], Kim et al. 2021:168 [ref. 39117], Koeda et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38857]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner 1883. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands north to central Japan, east to Ogasawara Islands and Hawaiian Ridge; southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia); southeastern Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez ridges. Habitat: marine.

knerii, Pentaceros Steindachner [F.] 1866:19 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3; ref. 21713] Cape Horn, South America. Holotype (unique): NMW 38617. Species first described in the abstract above, later described and illustrated in more detail in Steindachner 1866 [ref. 14059], p. 208 [p. 1 of separate], Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2); also appeared in English in Steindachner 1866:311 [ref. 21712]. •Valid as Pentaceros knerii Steindachner 1866 -- (Pequeño 1989:62 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith 1844) -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:636 [ref. 22532]). •Synonym of Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Habitat: marine.

nelsonensis, Griffinetta Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:233 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Nelson, New Zealand. Holotype: NMNZ P.214. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942]. On Pseudopentaceros richardsoni of McCulloch & Phillipps 1923, RAM v. 14 (no. 1), p. 18, Pl. 4 (fig. 1). •Synonym of Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844 -- (Follett & Dempster 1963:315 [ref. 6569]). •Synonym of Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith 1844) -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:636 [ref. 22532]). •Synonym of Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Habitat: marine.

pectoralis, Pseudopentaceros Hardy [G. S.] 1983:212, Figs. 12, 13B [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 5385] Ladd Bank, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: BPBM 27853. Paratypes: BPBM 25156 (2), 25757 (2); HUMZ 45160-61 (2); OSUO 483 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 13849 (1). •Valid as Pseudopentaceros pectoralis Hardy 1983 -- (Mundy & Moser 1997:241 [ref. 23514]). •Synonym of Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy 1983 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:659 [ref. 25968], Mundy 2005:409 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Pentaceros pectoralis (Hardy 1983) -- (authors). •Synonym of Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy 1983). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy 1983). Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Habitat: marine.

quinquespinis, Pentaceros Parin [N. V.] & Kotlyar [A. N.] 1988:356 [80], Fig. [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 13518] Bol'shaya Seamount eastern Pacific, 25°42'S, 85°28'W, depth 175-210 meters. Holotype: ZIN 48053. Paratypes: NMNZ P20369 (2); USNM 285046-47 (3, 1); ZIN 48054-56 (2, 3, 1), 48059 (3); ZMMU P-17072-76 (1, 1, 3, 3, 1), P-17115-17 (1, 4, 1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:83 [ref. 25714]. On p. 80 of English translation. •Valid as Pentaceros quinquespinis Parin & Kotlyar 1988 -- (Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros quinquespinis Parin & Kotlyar 1988. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

richardsoni, Pentaceros Smith [A.] 1844:no pagination [51], Pl. 21 [Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4; ref. 4035] Very deep water near Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1845.7.3.56 (stuffed). •Valid as Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith 1844) -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385], Heemstra 1986:623 [ref. 5660], Paulin et al. 1989:197 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165, 166 [ref. 36134], McAllister 1990:153 [ref. 14674], Hardy in Amaoka et al. 1990:284 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:635 [ref. 22532], Andrew et al. 1995:19 [ref. 38009], Mundy & Moser 1997:241 [ref. 23514], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:495 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:250 [ref. 28072], Gomon 2008:616 [ref. 30616], Randall 2007:299 [ref. 30952], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:114 [ref. 36167], Nión et al. 2016:49 [ref. 35565]). •Valid as Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844 -- (Follett & Dempster 1963:315 [ref. 6569], Mochizuki in Okamura et al. 1982:243, 384 [ref. 8256], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:225 [ref. 9277], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:190 [ref. 6441], Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1312 [ref. 34198], Brown et al. 2019:176 [ref. 36444], Heemstra 2022:431 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

wheeleri, Pseudopentaceros Hardy [G. S.] 1983:209, Fig. 11 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 5385] Kinmei Seamount, Emperor Seamount Chain, [Hawaiian Ridge], northern central Pacific. Holotype: HUMZ 90823. Paratypes: BPBM 20684 (2), 26410 (3); HUMZ 90824-25 and 90827 (3); MTUF 21775-77 (3); NMNZ P.13040 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Pseudopentaceros wheeleri Hardy 1983 -- (Mundy & Moser 1997:241 [ref. 23514], Nakabo 2000:908 [ref. 25182], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:659 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:908 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Nelson et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:130 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:409 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:299 [ref. 30952], Page et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32708], Burton & Lea 2019:78 [ref. 37205]). •Valid as Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy 1983) -- (Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039], Bae et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35744], Koeda et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38857], Kim et al. 2021:170 [ref. 39117], Love et al. 2021:170 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:176 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy 1983). Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Japan and Ogasawara Islands; Emperor Seamount chain to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.) and Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.