Biodiversity and phylogenetic relationships of the genera Astyanax, Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon and Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae)

• Grant number: 10/17009-2
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2011
• End date: March 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biology
• Principal Investigator: Claudio de Oliveira
• Grantee: Claudio de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Fausto Foresti
• Associated researchers: Fausto Foresti
• Associated research grant(s): 12/51014-9 - Biodiversity and phylogenetic relationships of the genera Astyanax, Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon and Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae), AP.R

Abstract

Characiformes, one of the largest freshwater fish orders in the world, is also one of the less studied from the systematic viewpoint. Characidae, the largest family in number of species within Characiformes, comprises 58% (about 1,100 species) of all known species of Characiformes, and is also the most active field in terms of new species description in this order (more than 250 new species described in the last 10 years or about 80% of all new Characiformes described). The recent conclusion through molecular analyses of our thematic project on the family Characidae permitted the preparation of a paper (under submission) in which we presented a new hypothesis of relationship among Characiformes and proposed a new definition of Characidae. Although this study has allowed an enormous advance in our knowledge of the relationships among Characiformes and Characidae, there is still the need of additional studies. Thus, in the present project we intend: (1) to test the hypotheses of monophyletism of large Characidae genera, mainly Astyanax, Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon e Moenkhausia based on molecular data; (2) test the hypothesis of monophyletism of Characidae and the hypotheses of monophyletism of internal groups of Characidae, as has been proposed on the basis of our molecular analyses submitted for publication, through the addition of new taxa, mainly not sampled genera; and (3) based on the final results, provide subsidies to characterize the monophyletic groups found and also identify new taxa in Characidae. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MELO, BRUNO F.; BENINE, RICARDO C.; SILVA, GABRIEL S. C.; AVELINO, GLEISY S.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical fish genus Tetragonopterus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 94, n. B, p. 709-717, JAN 2016. (12/01622-2, 11/50282-7, 10/17009-2, 11/08374-1, 04/09219-6)

GARCIA-MELO, JORGE E.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO; DA COSTA SILVA, GUILHERME JOSE; OCHOA-ORREGO, LUZ E.; GARCIA PEREIRA, LUIZ HENRIQUE; MALDONADO-OCAMPO, JAVIER A.. Species delimitation of neotropical Characins (Stevardiinae): Implications for taxonomy of complex groups. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 6, JUN 5 2019. (10/17009-2)

UTSUNOMIA, RICARDO; RUIZ-RUANO, FRANCISCO J.; SILVA, DUILIO M. Z. A.; SERRANO, ERICA A.; ROSA, IVANA F.; SCUDELER, PATRICIA E. S.; HASHIMOTO, DIOGO T.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO; CAMACHO, JUAN PEDRO M.; FORESTI, FAUSTO. A Glimpse into the Satellite DNA Library in Characidae Fish (Teleostei, Characiformes). FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, v. 8, AUG 14 2017. (10/17009-2, 14/26508-3)

OCHOA, LUZ E.; ROXO, FABIO F.; DONASCIMIENTO, CARLOS; SABAJ, MARK H.; DATOVO, ALESSI; ALFARO, MICHAEL; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Multilocus analysis of the catfish family Trichomycteridae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) supporting a monophyletic Trichomycterinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 115, p. 71-81, OCT 2017. (15/13382-4, 14/06853-8, 14/26508-3, 15/00691-9, 10/17009-2, 14/05051-5)

MELO, BRUNO F.; OCHOA, LUZ E.; VARI, RICHARD P.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Cryptic species in the Neotropical fish genus Curimatopsis (Teleostei, Characiformes). ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, v. 45, n. 6, p. 650-658, NOV 2016. (14/06853-8, 10/17009-2, 13/16436-2, 11/50282-7, 11/08374-1)

ROSSINI, BRUNO CESAR; MIRANDA OLIVEIRA, CARLOS ALEXANDRE; GONCALVES DE MELO, FILIPE AUGUSTO; BERTACO, VINICIUS DE ARAUJO; DIAZ DE ASTARLOA, JUAN M.; ROSSO, JUAN J.; FORESTI, FAUSTO; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Highlighting Astyanax Species Diversity through DNA Barcoding. PLoS One, v. 11, n. 12, DEC 19 2016. (10/17009-2)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE LUIZ; OLIVAN BIRINDELLI, JOSE LUIS; DE SOUSA, LEANDRO MELO; MARIGUELA, TATIANE CASAGRANDE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. A New Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data. PLoS One, v. 8, n. 1, JAN 2 2013. (11/50282-7, 10/17009-2, 10/19088-7, 10/17999-2)

SILVA, DUILIO M. Z. DE A.; PANSONATO-ALVES, JOSE CARLOS; UTSUNOMIA, RICARDO; ARAYA-JAIME, CRISTIAN; RUIZ-RUANO, FRANCISCO J.; DANIEL, SANDRO NATAL; HASHIMOTO, DIOGO TERUO; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO; CAMACHO, JUAN PEDRO M.; PORTO-FORESTI, FABIO; et al. Delimiting the Origin of a B Chromosome by FISH Mapping, Chromosome Painting and DNA Sequence Analysis in Astyanax paranae (Teleostei, Characiformes). PLoS One, v. 9, n. 4, APR 15 2014. (11/16825-3, 10/17009-2)

MELO, BRUNO F.; BENINE, RICARDO C.; SILVA, GABRIEL S. C.; AVELINO, GLEISY S.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO. Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical fish genus Tetragonopterus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 94, p. 9-pg., 2016-01-01. (04/09219-6, 10/17009-2, 11/50282-7, 12/01622-2, 11/08374-1)

SILVA, GABRIEL S. C.; MELO, BRUNO F.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIO; BENINE, RICARDO C.. Revision of the South American genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Teleostei: Characidae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa, v. 4200, n. 1, p. 1-46, NOV 28 2016. (12/01622-2, 14/26508-3, 11/50282-7, 10/17009-2, 11/08374-1, 04/09219-6)

ALEXANDRE C. RIBEIRO; RODRIGO M. JACOB; RONNAYANA R. S. R. SILVA; FLÁVIO C. T. LIMA; DANIELA C. FERREIRA; KATIANE M. FERREIRA; TATIANE C. MARIGUELA; LUIZ H. G. PEREIRA; CLAUDIO OLIVEIRA. Distributions and phylogeographic data of rheophilic freshwater fishes provide evidences on the geographic extension of a central-brazilian amazonian palaeoplateau in the area of the present day Pantanal Wetland. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 2, p. 319-326, 2013-06-00. (07/02978-7, 10/17009-2)