Drainage rearrangements and in situ diversification of an endemic freshwater fish genus from north‐eastern Brazilian rivers

Barreto, Silvia Britto; Knowles, L. Lacey; Mascarenhas, Rilquer; Affonso, Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello; Batalha‐Filho, Henrique

doi:10.1111/fwb.13879

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“…And then, the isolation role of the Nanling Mountains could result in genetic divergence between the infra-sublineage A-IIb living in the Gan River of the Yangtze River drainage and A-IIc inhabiting the Pearl and Han rivers. Stream capture across drainage divides has also been widely invoked to explain range expansion of freshwater fishes through vicariance processes (Burridge et al, 2006;Yang et al, 2009;Xu et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2017;Lima et al, 2017;Souza et al, 2020;Lima et al, 2021;Barreto et al, 2022). The close genetic relationships between the Pearl River and Han River in S. parvus has also been observed in another freshwater gudgeon, Squalidus argentatus (Yang et al, 2012).…”

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“…Phylogeographic research on freshwater fish has continued to play an important role in understanding the underlying causal factors shaping inter-and intra-specific genetic variations of freshwater fish biodiversity across contemporary isolated drainages (Shelley et al, 2020;Van Steenberge et al, 2020;Waters et al, 2020;Lima et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2022). Landscape evolution, either through tectonic activities or drainage rearrangements, has been considered to be a major driver for the diversification of obligate freshwater fishes (Burridge, et al, 2006;Unmack et al, 2013;Swartz et al, 2014;Xu et al, 2014;Zúñiga-Vega et al, 2014;Craw et al, 2016;Lima et al, 2017;Souza et al, 2020;Sholihah et al, 2021;Barreto et al, 2022;Souto-Santos et al, 2022;Val et al, 2022). One type of drainage rearrangement is stream capture, a geomorphological process that refers to a stream displacing a portion of another neighboring stream due to tectonic or erosive events (Bishop, 1995).…”

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The role of landscape evolution in the genetic diversification of a stream fish Sarcocheilichthys parvus from Southern China

Yang²,

Ni³

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Front. Genet.

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Sarcocheilichthys parvus (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) is a stream fish which is endemic to sub-tropical coastal drainages in southern China, thus offering a valuable model for understanding how genetic divergence arises in stream-adapting freshwater fishes in this region. Using the mitochondrial Cyt b gene, integrative analyses of phylogeny, population demography, and ancestral area and paleo-drainage reconstructions are carried out to explicitly explore the role of landscape evolution in genetic diversification of S. parvus. The time-calibrated phylogeny of S. parvus indicates the splitting of two major lineages (A and B) at ∼3.66 Ma. Lineage A inhabits the Poyang Lake sub-drainage of the middle Yangtze River, Han River and Pearl River, and can be split into two sub-lineages (A-I and A-II), where sub-lineage A-II can be further sub-divided into three infra-sub-lineages (A-IIa, A-IIb and A-IIc). Except for the infra-sub-lineage A-IIc, which is restricted to the Han River and Pearl River, the other sub-lineages and infra-sub-lineages live exclusively in the Poyang Lake sub-drainage. Lineage B lives in the lower Yangtze River, Qiantang River, Jiaojiang River and Ou River, displaying close genetic relationships among the drainages. Rapid population expansion has occurred since the Late Pleistocene. Our findings indicate that the splitting of lineages A and B could be attributed to geographic isolation due to the Zhe–Min Uplift, acting as a biogeographic barrier before the late Early Pleistocene. Furthermore, the strong genetic divergence within Lineage A could be explained by the isolation role of the Nanling Mountains and Poyang Lake acting as an ecological barrier; while the lack of phylogenetic structure within Lineage B may have been the result of paleo-drainage connections or episodic freshwater connections during the eustatic low stand of sea level in the late Middle–Late Pleistocene.

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The role of landscape evolution in the genetic diversification of a stream fish Sarcocheilichthys parvus from Southern China

Yang²,

Ni³

et al. 2023

Front. Genet.

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“…Freshwater fish in contemporary isolated drainages are often the products of historical river evolutions. Therefore, phylogeographical studies of freshwater fish are significant for understanding the historical reorganization or rearrangements of rivers within and among drainages [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. The genetic diversity observed within a species is a key facet of biodiversity that reflects the evolutionary history and adaptability of a species as a whole, or its constituent populations [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Phylogeographical Analysis of the Freshwater Gudgeon Huigobio chenhsienensis (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) in Southern China

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2022

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The freshwater gudgeon Huigobio chenhsienensis (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) is a small fish endemic to southern China. In this study, we used mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (Cytb), from wide-ranging samplings of H. chenhsienensis from the Ou River (the central of southern China) to the Yangtze River Basin (the northernmost part of southern China) to explore genetic variations and the evolutionary history of H. chenhsienensis in southern China. In total, 66 haplotypes were identified from Cytb sequences of 142 H. chenhsienensis individuals, which could be divided into lineages A, B, and C with divergence times of ~4.24 Ma and ~3.03 Ma. Lineage A was distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Oujiang River, and the Jiao River, lineage B was distributed in the Qiantang River and the Cao’e River, whereas lineage C was restricted to the Poyang Lake drainage from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Lineage A could be subdivided into sub-lineages A-I, A-II, A-III, and A-IV, with divergence times of 1.30, 0.97, and 0.44 Ma. Lineage C could be subdivided into sub-lineages C-I and C-II, with a divergence time of 0.85 Ma. Our findings indicate that climate change during the Pliocene and Pleistocene eras, as well as the limited dispersal ability of H. chenhsienensis, have been major drivers for shaping the phylogeographical patterns of H. chenhsienensis.

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“…In particular, these studies have reported a significant divergence among isolated populations of fishes from coastal basins. Such divergence suggests longer periods of isolation than those expected under a scenario of dispersal across palaeodrainages during sea level retreats in the Pleistocene ( Menezes et al 2008 ; Lima et al 2017 ; Ramirez et al 2017b ; Barreto et al 2022 ). Accordingly, headwater captures have been consistently reported as the main process involved in dispersal and differentiation of lineages among coastal basins, particularly across the northeastern region of South America ( Menezes et al 2008 ; Lima et al 2017 , 2021 ; Souza et al 2020 ; de Sousa et al 2021 ).…”

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Speciation in Coastal Basins Driven by Staggered Headwater Captures: Dispersal of a Species Complex, Leporinus bahiensis, as Revealed by Genome-wide SNP Data

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Past sea level changes and geological instability along watershed boundaries have largely influenced fish distribution across coastal basins, either by dispersal via palaeodrainages now submerged or by headwater captures, respectively. Accordingly, the South American Atlantic coast encompasses several small and isolated drainages that share a similar species composition, representing a suitable model to infer historical processes. Leporinus bahiensis is a freshwater fish species widespread along adjacent coastal basins over narrow continental shelf with no evidence of palaeodrainage connections at low sea level periods. Therefore, this study aimed to reconstruct its evolutionary history to infer the role of headwater captures in the dispersal process. To accomplish this, we employed molecular-level phylogenetic and population structure analyses based on Sanger sequences (five genes) and genome-wide SNP data. Phylogenetic trees based on Sanger data were inconclusive, but SNPs data did support the monophyletic status of L. bahiensis. Both COI and SNP data revealed structured populations according to each hydrographic basin. Species delimitation analyses revealed from three (COI) to five (multilocus approach) MOTUs, corresponding to the sampled basins. An intricate biogeographic scenario was inferred and supported by ABC (Approximate Bayesian Computation) analysis. Specifically, a staggered pattern was revealed and characterized by sequential headwater captures from basins adjacent to upland drainages into small coastal basins at different periods. These headwater captures resulted in dispersal throughout contiguous coastal basins, followed by deep genetic divergence among lineages. To decipher such recent divergences, as herein represented by L. bahiensis populations, we used genome-wide SNPs data. Indeed, the combined use of genome-wide SNPs data and ABC method allowed us to reconstruct the evolutionary history and speciation of L. bahiensis. This framework might be useful in disentangling the diversification process in other neotropical fishes subject to a reticulate geological history.

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Drainage rearrangements and in situ diversification of an endemic freshwater fish genus from north‐eastern Brazilian rivers

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The role of landscape evolution in the genetic diversification of a stream fish Sarcocheilichthys parvus from Southern China

The role of landscape evolution in the genetic diversification of a stream fish Sarcocheilichthys parvus from Southern China

Phylogeographical Analysis of the Freshwater Gudgeon Huigobio chenhsienensis (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) in Southern China

Speciation in Coastal Basins Driven by Staggered Headwater Captures: Dispersal of a Species Complex, Leporinus bahiensis, as Revealed by Genome-wide SNP Data

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