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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pentacerotidae (Armorheads) > Pentacerotinae
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Common names from other countries

Рыба-кабан, Tête casquée pélagique, Southern boarfish, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. 1986. (Ref. 5449)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 56.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5449)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 75886)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 23°S - 56°S, 68°W - 174°W

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).
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Short description

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.

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 (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5157 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844