Scalicus hians
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| Scalicus hians | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Peristediidae |
| Genus: | Scalicus |
| Species: | S. hians |
| Binomial name | |
| Scalicus hians | |
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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 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]
