Sio (genus)

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Moore, J. |year=2019 |title=Sio nordenskjoldii |volume=2019 |page=e.T135432447A135579457 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T135432447A135579457.en |access-date=19 January 2024}}

| parent_authority = Moss, 1962

| taxon = Sio nordenskjoldii

| authority = (Lönnberg, 1905)

| synonyms = Melamphaes (Plectromus) nordenskjoldii Lönnberg, 1905

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Sio is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae, the ridgeheads. The only species is Sio nordenskjoldii, or Nordenskjold's bigscale.{{FishBase genus |genus=Sio |month=October |year=2023 }} It has a circumglobal distribution on the southern hemisphere at depths from {{convert|200|to|3000|m|ft}}.

Etymology

The genus names refers to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, abbreviated as SIO.

Description

This species grows to a length of {{convert|12.3|cm|in}} SL.

Conservation

There are no known threats to this species. It is not caught by commercial fisheries.

References

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{{Cof record |genid=8727 |title=Sio |access-date=19 January 2024}}

{{FishBase |genus=Sio |species=nordenskjoldii |month=October |year=2023 }}

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Category:Melamphaidae

Category:Monotypic fish genera

Category:Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean

Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Category:Fish of the Southern Ocean

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