Sio (genus)
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| 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: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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