Scalicus hians
# 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.

## 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. Some authorities regard S. amiscus as a junior synonym of S. hians. The specific name hians means “gaping” or “open”, it is not clear what this alludes to nor was it explained by Gilbert and Cramer.

## Description

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

## 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)

