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Scalicus
''Scalicus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Peristediidae, the armoured gurnards or armored searobins. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Taxonomy ''Scalicus'' was first described as a monotypic genus in 1923 by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan with the newly described ''Peristedion amiscus'', designated as its type species. Within the family Peristediidae there are 2 clades, this genus is in the clade consisting of 5 genera, with the nominate genus ''Peristedion'' in the other clade. Jordan did not explain the genus name's etymology but it may be from ''skallo'' meaning " hoe", an allusion top the shovel shaped snout of the type species. Species ''Scalicus'' currently has 8 recognised species within it: * '' Scalicus amiscus'' D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 * '' Scalicus engyceros'' Günther, 1872 * '' Scalicus gilberti'' D. S. Jordan, 1921 * '' Scalicus hians'' C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 * '' Scalicus investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalicus Engyceros
''Scalicus engyceros'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family (biology), family Peristediidae, the armoured gurnards or armored sea robins. This species is found in northwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Scalicus engyceros'' was first formally Species description, 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. Some authorities regard ''Scalicus gilberti, S. gilberti'' and ''S, investigatoris'' as a junior synonyms of ''S. engyceros''. The Specific name (zoology), 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |