Phylogenetic relations and evolution of the skeletal-muscle system of Polynemidae (Teleostei: Percomorphacea: Perciformes)

• Grant number: 17/16192-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2018
• End date: September 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Aléssio Datovo da Silva
• Grantee: Paulo Presti Migliavacca
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/19399-4 - Skeletal development in Polynemidae (Teleostei: Percomorphacea: Perciformes), BE.EP.MS

Abstract

Polynemidae is a family of primarily marine fishes with eight genera and 41 extant species. They are globally distributed and can reach up to two meters long. Polynemids have economic importance in regions where their abundance are higher. The phylogenetic allocation of polynemids within Percomorphacea is uncertain and have never been tested based on either morphological or molecular data. Polynemid morphology is also largely unknown, with little osteological and nearly no myological information documented in the literature. This project aims to study aspects of the skeleton and musculature in representatives of the Polynemidae and use these data to perform a cladistic analyses that propose, for the first time, a hypothesis of interrelationships among the eight genera of the family. (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)

PRESTI, PAULO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Anatomy and evolution of the pectoral filaments of threadfins (Polynemidae). SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, OCT 20 2020. (17/16192-7, 18/19399-4, 16/19075-9)

PRESTI, PAULO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Facial and gill musculature of polynemid fishes, with notes on their possible relationships with sciaenids (Percomorphacea: Perciformes). Journal of Morphology, v. 281, n. 6, MAY 2020. (16/19075-9, 17/16192-7, 18/19399-4)

PRESTI, PAULO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Untangling the threads: phylogenetic relationships of threadfins (Percomorphacea: Perciformes: Polynemidae). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 199, n. 1, p. 50-pg., 2023-06-29. (16/19075-9, 18/19399-4, 17/16192-7)

MIGLIAVACCA, P. P.; DATOVO, A.. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Musculoskeletal System of Polynemid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Percomorphacea). Journal of Morphology, v. 280, p. 1-pg., 2019-06-01. (17/16192-7)