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Pristolepis pentacantha

Status not recordedbony fish

Pristolepis pentacantha is a species in the family Pristolepididae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about Pristolepis pentacantha

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Pristolepis pentacantha live?

Not recorded

Is Pristolepis pentacantha endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Pristolepis pentacantha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyPristolepididae
  6. genusPristolepis
  7. SpeciesPristolepis pentacantha Plamoottil, 2014

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pristolepis pentacantha

Other species in the same genus Pristolepis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pristolepis pentacantha?

Pristolepis pentacantha (Pristolepis pentacantha) belongs to the family Pristolepididae in the order Anabantiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pristolepis pentacantha (Pristolepis pentacantha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pristolepis-pentacantha

MLA

“Pristolepis pentacantha (Pristolepis pentacantha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pristolepis-pentacantha.

BibTeX
@misc{pristolepis_pentacantha_2026,
  title = {Pristolepis pentacantha (Pristolepis pentacantha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pristolepis-pentacantha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}