Tuesday, April 9, 2019

[Ichthyology • 2019] Molecular Phylogeny of the Ghost Knifefishes (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)



in Bernt, Tagliacollo & Albert, 2019.  

Highlights: 
• Most species-comprehensive, data-rich phylogeny of the ghost knifefishes to date.
• Multi-locus phylogeny based on three mitochondrial and four nuclear loci.
Orthosternarchus + Sternarchorhamphus placed sister to all remaining genera.
• Substantial polyphyly within Apteronotus.
• New suprageneric classification for Apteronotidae.


 Maxwell J. Bernt, Victor A. Tagliacollo and James S. Albert. 2019. Molecular Phylogeny of the Ghost Knifefishes (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. In Press. DOI:  10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.019