Scalicus hians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Scalicus
Species:
S. hians
Binomial name
Scalicus hians
(Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Peristedion hians Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
  • Satyrichthys hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Scalicus hians is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Peristediidae, the armoured gurnards or armored sea robins. This species is found in western Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Scalicus hians was first formally described as Peristedion hians in 1897 by the American scientists Charles Henry Gilbert & Frank Cramer with the type locality given as the Hawaiian Islands.[2] Some authorities regard S. amiscus as a junior synonym of S. hians.[2] The specific name hians means “gaping” or “open”, it is not clear what this alludes to nor was it explained by Gilbert and Cramer.[3]

Description

Scalicus hians reaches a maximum published total length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

Scalicus hians is found in the western Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, the South China Sea and in the central western Pacific in Hawaii. It is a benthic species of sandy substrates at depths between 275 and 858 m (902 and 2,815 ft)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Scalicus hians" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scalicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (26 June 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 12): Suborder Triglioidei: Families Triglidae and Peristediidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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