Phylogenomics of the Neotropical fish family Serrasalmidae with a novel intrafamilial classification (Teleostei: Characiformes)

2020 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 106945
Author(s):  
Nadayca T.B. Mateussi ◽  
Bruno F. Melo ◽  
Rafaela P. Ota ◽  
Fábio F. Roxo ◽  
Luz E. Ochoa ◽  
...  
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Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4658 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-196
Author(s):  
MONICA SILREY CELIS-GRANADA ◽  
SEBASTIÁN MEDINA ◽  
CAMILO BELTRÁN

The Neotropical fish family Loricariidae is the most diverse family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) and the fifth largest fish family, with approximately 993 valid species. The species of the family are geographically distributed from Costa Rica in Central America to Argentina in South America and are grouped into 83 genera and the following six subfamilies: Hypoptopomatinae, Hypostominae, Loricariinae Delturinae, Lithogeninae and Rhinelepinae (Roberto et al., 2006, Birindelli et al., 2007, Corea et al., 2014, Eschmeyer & Fong, 2019).


Data in Brief ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 128-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin W. Frable ◽  
Bruno F. Melo ◽  
Brian L. Sidlauskas ◽  
Kendra Hoekzema ◽  
Richard P. Vari ◽  
...  

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4701 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERTO E. REIS ◽  
HERALDO A. BRITSKI ◽  
MARCELO R. BRITTO ◽  
PAULO A. BUCKUP ◽  
BÁRBARA B. CALEGARI ◽  
...  

A recent study based on genomic data by Roxo et al. (2019) provided a phylogeny of the Loricariidae, the largest catfish family and second largest Neotropical fish family with approximately 1,000 species. The study represents a valuable and innovative contribution for understanding higher-level relationships within the family. The phylogenetic tree inferred by Roxo et al. (2019) thoroughly corroborates the monophyly and relationships of most currently accepted subfamilies of Loricariidae, based on a fair taxon sampling (nearly 14% of the species in the family) representing most genera of each but one of the subfamilies, the Lithogeninae, the sister-group of the remaining members of the family (Pereira & Reis, 2017; Reis et al., 2017). In addition to a hypothesis of relationships, Roxo et al. (2019) also proposed a series of lower-level taxonomic changes, which are deemed premature considering that the taxonomic sampling of the study targeted higher-level clades, and go against one of the pillars of biological classification: nomenclatural stability (e.g., Heterick & Majer, 2018; Beninger & Backeljau, 2019). Here we (1) discuss implications of inadequate taxonomic sampling as a basis for changes in classification of species; (2) explain why the taxonomic sampling design of Roxo et al. (2019) is inadequate for the proposed nomenclatural changes; and (3) advocate that changes to classifications must be grounded on phylogenies with dense sampling of taxa at the relevant level. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago M. S. Freitas ◽  
Luciano F. A. Montag ◽  
Paulo De Marco ◽  
JoaquÍn Hortal

2016 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 189-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno F. Melo ◽  
Brian L. Sidlauskas ◽  
Kendra Hoekzema ◽  
Benjamin W. Frable ◽  
Richard P. Vari ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thais Aparecida Dulz ◽  
Carla Andrea Lorscheider ◽  
Viviane Demetrio Nascimento ◽  
Rafael Bueno Noleto ◽  
Orlando Moreira-Filho ◽  
...  

Anostomidae are a neotropical fish family rich in number of species. Cytogenetically, they show a conserved karyotype with 2n = 54 chromosomes, although they present intraspecific/interspecific variations in the number and chromosomal location of repetitive DNA sequences. The aim of the present study was to perform a comparative description of the karyotypes of two populations of Leporinusfriderici Bloch, 1794 and three populations of Leporellusvittatus Valenciennes, 1850. We used conventional cytogenetic techniques allied to fluorescence in situ hybridization, using 18S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and 5S rDNA, a general telomere sequence for vertebrates (TTAGGG)n and retrotransposon (RTE) Rex1 probes. The anostomids in all studied populations presented 2n = 54 chromosomes, with a chromosome formula of 32m + 22sm for L.friderici and 28m + 26sm for L.vittatus. Variations in the number and location of the 5S and 18S rDNA chromosomal sites were observed between L.friderici and L.vittatus populations and species. Accumulation of Rex1 was observed in the terminal region of most chromosomes in all populations, and telomere sequences were located just on all ends of the 54 chromosomes in all populations. The intraspecific and intergeneric chromosomal changes occurred in karyotype differentiation, indicating that minor chromosomal rearrangements had present in anostomid species diversification.


2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1448-1451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Ernesto Balen ◽  
Patrick Nereu Tetu ◽  
Robie Allan Bombardelli ◽  
Paulo Cesar Pozza ◽  
Fábio Meurer

The increase in global biodiesel production is originating a glycerol surplus, which has no defined destination. An alternative to overcome this problem is its use as energy source in animal feeding. In Brazil, Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the most farmed native fish species, whereas Silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) is suitable for production in subtropical region. Considering little knowledge about crude glycerol utilization in feeds for Neotropical fish species, it was evaluated the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) for energy of crude glycerol for P. mesopotamicus and R. quelen. The digestibility and digestible energy content of crude glycerol can be considered excellent even when compared to energy of common ingredients such as maize and wheat, presenting 0.97 and 0.89 of energy ADCs, and 15.2 and 13.95MJ kg-1 of digestible energy for Pacu and Silver catfish, respectively. In conclusion, crude glycerol is an energetic ingredient with good potential in Brazilian native fish diets.


2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 936-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNA C. D. R. BARBOSA ◽  
THAIS C. CORREA ◽  
FELIPE GALZERANI ◽  
PEDRO M. GALETTI ◽  
TERUMI HATANAKA

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