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Species in the family or subfamily Pentacerotidae: [ 20 ] records

acutirostris, Histiopterus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:88 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Ōmura, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D822 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH 2398 (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:86 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Hardy 1983:185 [ref. 5385], Paulin et al. 1989:196 [ref. 24556], Hardy in Amaoka et al. 1990:282 [ref. 16024], Kuiter 1993:249 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Mundy & Moser 1997:260 [ref. 23514], Yokogawa & Abe 2000:5 [ref. 24402], Nakabo 2000:908 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:311 [ref. 25191], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:908 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:355, 625 [ref. 26218], Randall 2005:344 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:408 [ref. 28379], Bray et al. 2006:1312 [ref. 29091], Randall 2007:299 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:142 [ref. 31256], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Kim 2012:89 [ref. 32039], Shinohara et al. 2014:263 [ref. 33330], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:114 [ref. 36167], Hernández et al. 2015:525 [ref. 34036], Trnski 2015:1309 [ref. 34198], Kim et al. 2020:143 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:79 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Korea, southern and central Japan; Hawaiian Islands; eastern Australia and New Caledonia east to Matthew and Hunter Islands, south to northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Easter Island. Habitat: marine.

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.

elevatus, Histiopterus Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:1311 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 18600] Off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, depth 70 fathoms. Holotype: AMS I.1894. •Valid as Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby 1888) -- (Hardy 1983:183 [ref. 5385], Paulin et al. 1989:196 [ref. 24556], Hardy in Amaoka et al. 1990:285 [ref. 16024], Kuiter 1993:251 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:636 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Gomon 2008:617 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:90 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1313 [ref. 34198], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby 1888). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

farnelli, Histiophorus Waite [E. R.] 1898:33, Pl. 4 [New South Wales, Sea Fisheries, Report, Sydney 1898; ref. 14694] Shoalhaven Bight, New South Wales, Australia, Thetis station 50, depth 15-18 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3859. •Synonym of Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872) -- (Hardy 1983:189 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:633 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091]). Current status: Synonym of Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Habitat: marine.

gallipavo, Paristiopterus Whitley [G. P.] 1944:28, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1943-44; ref. 4704] Off Rockingham, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.2589-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:30 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944 -- (Hardy 1983:192 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:631 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Gomon 2008:612 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:92 [ref. 32039], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. 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.

hutchinsi, Parazanclistius Hardy [G. S.] 1983:375, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 10 (pt 4); ref. 5392] Transit Reefs, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 32°00'S, 115°30'E. Holotype: WAM P.25718-001. Paratypes: NMNZ P.12195 (2); WAM P.725-001 (1), P.16411-001 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942], Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:30 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy 1983 -- (Kuiter 1993:250 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:630 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:238 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:611 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:93 [ref. 32039], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy 1983. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

insignis, Richardsonia Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:112 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Western Port (via Melbourne market), Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872) -- (Hardy 1983:189 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:633 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091]). Current status: Synonym of Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. 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.

labiosus, Histiopterus Günther [A.] 1872:658, Pl. 59 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] South Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1870.12.27.35. •Valid as Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872) -- (Hardy 1983:189 [ref. 5385], Paulin et al. 1989:196 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:249 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:632 [ref. 22532], Johnson 1999:740 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:613 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:93 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1310 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther 1872). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia (southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. 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.

recurvirostris, Histiopterus Richardson [J.] 1845:34, Pl. 22 (figs. 5-6) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Storm Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): mutilated head only. •Valid as Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson 1845) -- (Hardy 1983:194 [ref. 5385], Kuiter 1993:250 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:633 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:238 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:614 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:91 [ref. 32039], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson 1845). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. 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.

spinifer, Histiopterus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1904:3, Pl. 21 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 3; ref. 1646] Mossel Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 30-36 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM 11692. •Valid as Histioperus spinifer Gilchrist 1904 -- (Klausewitz 1980:20 [ref. 39510], Dor 1984:178 [ref. 29757], Klausewitz 1986:285 [ref. 39512]). •Synonym of Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Hardy 1983:179 [ref. 5385], Heemstra 1986:622 [ref. 5660], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Ali et al. 2021:198 [ref. 38674], Heemstra 2022:430 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Synonym of Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Habitat: marine.

typus, Histiopterus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:86, Pl. 45 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 422. Paralectotypes: ?RMNH D543 (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:86 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Hardy 1983:179 [ref. 5385], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:521, 694 [ref. 8056], Heemstra 1986:622 [ref. 5660], Allen & Swainston 1988:108 [ref. 25477], Baranes & Golani 1993:310 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:256 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:390 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:174 [ref. 23977], Mundy & Moser 1997:258 [ref. 23514], Carpenter et al. 1997:195 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:130 [ref. 26476], Fricke 1999:351 [ref. 24106], Heemstra in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:908 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Heemstra 2001:3288 [ref. 26120], Nakabo 2002:908 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:355, 625 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Shinohara et al. 2005:436 [ref. 28370], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091], Fricke et al. 2009:75 [ref. 30213], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Kim 2012:89 [ref. 32039], Larson et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32988], Shinohara et al. 2014:263 [ref. 33330], Psomadakis et al. 2015:292 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:170 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:119 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:199 [ref. 36673], Bogorodsky et al. 2020:532 [ref. 38001], Kim et al. 2020:143 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:515 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:79 [ref. 37637], Ali et al. 2021:198 [ref. 38674], Ali et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39462], Heemstra 2022:430 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Comoro Islands, Réunion (western Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Korea and central Japan, south to northern Australia. 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]). 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.