Biology:Sio (genus)

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Short description: Species of fish

Sio
Scientific classification edit
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)
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Moore, J. (2019). "Sio nordenskjoldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T135432447A135579457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T135432447A135579457.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135432447/135579457. Retrieved 19 January 2024. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Sio in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Sio". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=8727. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Sio nordenskjoldii" in FishBase. October 2023 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3485097 entry