Japanese armorhead
Pentaceros japonicus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Pentaceros japonicus, the Japanese armorhead or Japanese boarfish, is a species of armorhead native to the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan south to New Zealand and Australia. It occurs at depths from 100 to 830 m. It can reach a length of 25 cm (9.8 in). It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
- Genus
- Pentaceros