Scalicus hians

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.

Scalicus hians
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Triglidae
Genus:	Scalicus
Species:	S. hians
Binomial name
Scalicus hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
Peristedion hians Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 Satyrichthys hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

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]