Sio (genus)
| Sio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Melamphaidae |
| Genus: | Sio Moss, 1962 |
| Species: | S. nordenskjoldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melamphaes (Plectromus) nordenskjoldii Lönnberg, 1905 | |
Sio is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae, the ridgeheads. The only species is Sio nordenskjoldii, or Nordenskjold's bigscale.[2][3] It has a circumglobal distribution on the southern hemisphere at depths from 200 to 3,000 metres (660 to 9,840 ft).[1][4]
Etymology
The genus names refers to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, abbreviated as SIO.[4]
Description
This species grows to a length of 12.3 centimetres (4.8 in) SL.[1][4]
Conservation
There are no known threats to this species. It is not caught by commercial fisheries.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Moore, J. (2019). "Sio nordenskjoldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T135432447A135579457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T135432447A135579457.en. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Sio in FishBase. October 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Sio nordenskjoldii" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
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