Japanese armorhead
Pentaceros japonicus
- On view
- Into the Deep
- Animal type
- Fishes
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Armorheads; Family: Pentacerotidae
- Diet
- Crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes
- Range
- From 330 to 2,700 feet (100 to 830 m) in the western Pacific Ocean
- Size
- Up to 9.8 inches (25 cm)
Meet the Japanese armorhead
This fish is shielded from head to tail. Hard scales cover their body and an exposed bone protects their head from hungry hunters.
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