Genus Sio Moss, 1962
- Sio Moss, S.A. 1962. Melamphaidae II. A new melamphaid genus, Sio, with redescription of Sio nordenskjöldii (Lönnberg). Dana Reports 56: 1-10 figs 1-4 [3].
Type species:
Melamphaes (Plectromus) nordenskjoldii Lönnberg, 1905 by original designation (type species as Melamphaës (Plectromus) nordenskjöldii).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Ebeling, A.W. 1986. Family No. 133: Melamphaidae. pp. 427-431 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [431]
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [27]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2002. Sio nordenskjoldii (Melamphaeidae): morphology and distribution. Journal of Ichthyology 42(1): 28-36 [Originally published in Russian in Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 1): 32-40] [32]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [7]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 09-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |