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The cephalic lateral-line system of Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi): anatomy and phylogenetic implications

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Author(s):
Pastana, Murilo N. L. [1] ; Bockmann, Flavio A. [2] ; Datovo, Alessio [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Lab Ictiol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Ictiol Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Review article
Source: ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY; v. 189, n. 1, p. 1-46, MAY 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

The lateral-line system has been traditionally recognized as an important source of phylogenetic information for different groups of fishes. Although extensively studied in Siluriformes and Cypriniformes, the lateral-line system of Characiformes remained underexplored. In the present study, the anatomy of the cephalic lateral-line canals of characiforms is described in detail and a unifying terminology that considers the ontogeny and homologies of the components of this system is offered. Aspects of the arrangement of lateral-line canals, as well as the number, location and size of canal tubules and pores, resulted in the identification of novel putative synapomorphies for Characiformes and several of its subgroups. The study also revised synapomorphies previously proposed for different characiform families and provided comments on their observed distribution across the order based on extensive taxon sampling. Information from the ontogenetic studies of the cephalic lateral-line canal system and a proposal for the proper use of these data to detect truncations in the development of the lateral-line canals across the order is also offered. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/54931-0 - Improvement and management of biological specimen collections at the Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
Grantee:Carlos Alberto Garofalo
Support Opportunities: Research Infrastructure Program - Biological specimen collections
FAPESP's process: 12/22685-2 - Canals and pores of the cephalic laterosensory system of Characiformes (Ostariophysi): anatomy and phylogenetic information.
Grantee:Murilo Nogueira de Lima Pastana
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
FAPESP's process: 16/19075-9 - Diversity and evolution of Gymnotiformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi)
Grantee:Naercio Aquino Menezes
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants