| Family: |
Pentacerotidae (Armorheads), subfamily: Pentacerotinae |
| Max. size: |
56 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 60 years |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Tristan de Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. South Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand and Cape Horn, Chile. North Pacific records refers to pectoralis (Ref. 4537). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 14-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 4-5; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Head and body bluish above, pale below. |
| Biology: |
Have been trawled on the continental shelf and slope; juveniles recorded from surface waters (Ref. 9563). Depth range reported at 0m-600m in Ref. 5449. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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