| Citation | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983, A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America.. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. |
| Ref. | 2850 Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
| Page | 225 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pentaceros richardsoni |
| Comment | Occurs offshore; sometimes observed feeding at the surface at night; may form schools; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | North Pacific: Japan to Alaska and to central California, USA. This species was commonly misidentified as Pseudopentaceros richardsoni. |
| Quote | max length, 53 cmTL; |