Sio nordenskjoldii
| Sio nordenskjoldii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | |
| Family: | Melamphaidae
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| Genus: | Sio , 1962
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| Species: | S. nordenskjoldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905)
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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.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Sio nordenskjoldii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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