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.
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| Genus: | Sio Moss, 1962 |
| Species: | S. nordenskjoldii |
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| Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Sio nordenskjoldii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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