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'''''Pristolepis pentacantha''''' is a [[species]] of fish in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pristolepididae]] described from [[Kabani River]] of [[Kerala]], India. It can be distinguished from its relative species by the following combination of characters: [[eye]]s are larger and closely set, [[dorsal fin]] carries 15–16 spines and 11 soft rays, anal fin carries 5 spines and 7 soft rays.{{cn|date=October 2020}}<br />
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The fish species was discovered by Mathews Plamoottil, Assistant Professor in Zoology at the Government College, Chavara, Kollam, from Bavali, near the Karnataka border, in January 2012. Based on scientific studies and comparison with other fishes of the same species found in Kerala, it was found that ''P. pentacantha'' was a new species.<br />
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Known as '''aattuchemballi''' in local parlance, fish of the family Pristolepididae are edible. They can also be reared as an ornamental fish.<br />
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The name ''"pentacantha"'' is derived from two Greek words, ''"pente"'' meaning five and ''"akantha"'' meaning thorn, referring to the five [[Spine (zoology)|spines]] in the [[anal fin]] of the fish. While the body is grayish green, the dorsal fin is reddish orange in colour.{{cn|date=October 2020}}<br />
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