Sio nordenskjoldii
Sio nordenskjoldii, or Nordenskjold's bigscale, is a species of ridgehead found in the southern oceans at depths of from 200 to 3,000 metres (660 to 9,840 ft). This species grows to a length of 12.3 centimetres (4.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.
| Sio nordenskjoldii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Melamphaidae |
| Genus: | Sio Moss, 1962 |
| Species: | S. nordenskjoldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Sio nordenskjoldii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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