Scalicus amiscus

Scalicus amiscus 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 northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Scalicus amiscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Triglidae
Genus:	Scalicus
Species:	S. amiscus
Binomial name
Scalicus amiscus (D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1904)
Synonyms[1]
Peristedion amiscus D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 Satyrichthys amiscus (D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Taxonomy

Scalicus amiscus was first formally described as Peristedion amiscus in 1904 by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks with the type locality given as off Manazuru Point, Sagami Bay in the Ashigarashimo District in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.^[2] Some authorities regard this taxon as a junior synonym of S. hians.^[2]

Description

Scalicus amiscus reaches a maximum published total length of 28 cm (11 in).^[1]

Distribution

Scalicus amiscus is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Japan and in the East China Sea.^[1]