Nordenskjold's bigscale (Sio nordenskjoldii)

Scientific name: Sio nordenskjoldii L?nnberg, 1905

Nordenskjold's bigscale (Sio nordenskjoldii)

The Nordenskjold's bigscale (Sio nordenskjoldii) is a marine fish of the family Melamphaidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sio nordenskjoldii
Family
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Order
Stephanoberyciformes (Pricklefishes, Bigscales and Gibberfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.3
Depth range
200–3000 m (656–9843 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 3000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: south of 20?S. A single specimen was recorded from the Eastern Central Pacific. Record from the North Pacific (Moss, 1962) is in error.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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