Scalicus engyceros
Scalicus engyceros 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 engyceros | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Peristediidae |
| Genus: | Scalicus |
| Species: | S. engyceros |
| Binomial name | |
| Scalicus engyceros (Günther, 1872) | |
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Taxonomy
Scalicus engyceros was first formally described as Peristethus engyceros in 1872 by the German-born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Günther with the type locality given as the Hawaiian Islands.[2] Some authorities regard S. gilberti and S, investigatoris as a junior synonyms of S. engyceros.[2] The specific name engyceros combines engys, meaning “near” , with ceros, which means “horn”, an allusion Günther did not explain but may refer to the horn like projections on the rostrum.[3]
Description
Scalicus engyceros reaches a maximum published total length of 32 cm (13 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat
Scalicus engyceros 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 rocky and sandy substrates at depths between 200 and 662 m (656 and 2,172 ft)[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Scalicus engyceros" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scalicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- 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.