Species Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905)
Nordenskjold's Bigscale, Nordenskjold's Midnight-fish
- Melamphaes (Plectromus) nordenskjoldii Lönnberg, E. 1905. Pelagische von der schwedischen Südpolar Expedition 1901–1903 erbeutete Fische. Zoologischer Anzeiger 28(23): 726-766 [765] [as Melamphaës (Plectromus) nordenskjöldii].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM 11099, Northeast of Falkland Islands, 2700 m. [49°56´S, 49°56´W].Secondary source:
Lönnberg, E. 1905. The fishes of the Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901–1903. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 5(5): 1-69 fig. 5 pls 1-5 [58] (as Melamphaës (Plectromus) nordenskjöldii with different locality. The record of this species from the North Pacific (Moss 1962) is in error according to Kotlyar (2004)).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (33°S) to the Great Australian Bight, off SA (131°E) and TAS, also north of Macquarie Island; temperate, southern Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
150 - 3000 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 410-412 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [412]
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]
Gon, O. 1990. Melamphaidae. pp. 218-221 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [220]
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]
Moore, J.A. & Paxton, J.R. 1999. Family Melamphaeidae. pp. 2201-2202 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2202]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [77] (537)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melamphaidae. pp. 747-749 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [749]
Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [990]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (746)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [77] (Nordenskjold's Midnight-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Nordenskjold's Bigscale)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [31] (Nordenskjold's Bigscale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 16-Aug-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |