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Pentacerotidae (Armorheads) > Pentacerotinae
Etymology: Pentaceros: Greek, pente = five + Greek, keras = horn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alwyne Cooper ‘Wyn’ Wheeler (1929–2005) was Curator of Fishes at the BMNH. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Genus B. Mundy, pers. comm.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 146 - 800 m (Ref. 56527), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref. 56527). Temperate; 59°N - 29°N, 135°E - 125°W (Ref. 57888)
North Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to North Pacific Ocean off central California and south of Japan, with center of abundance at the seamounts of the southern Emperor-northern Hawaiian Ridge.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 28.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56527); common length : 29.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56527); peso máximo publicado: 1.2 kg (Ref. 56527); edad máxima reportada: 11 años (Ref. 56527)
Juveniles epipelagic, adults benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Observations based on the lack of occurrence of individuals older than 3 years in the seamounts may suggest that P. wheeleri may spawn in only one or two seasons and die afterwards (Ref. 57888).
Hardy, G.S., 1983. A revision of the fishes of the family Pentacerotidae (Perciformes). N.Z. J. Zool. 10:177-220. (Ref. 7448)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 0.5 - 11.5, mean 7.8 (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5157 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm = 6-7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).