Phylogenetic analysis of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes), with a hypothesis on the monophyly and relationships of the genera

Abstract

Ariid monophyly and intrafamilial relationships are investigated based on cladistic analysis of 230 morphological characters. Terminal taxa examined include whenever possible type‐species, or the most morphologically similar species to the type‐species of the nominal genera, and the largest possible number of species, including cleared and stained specimens, available in zoological collections. Previous hypotheses about monophyly of the Ariidae are strongly corroborated by new synapomorphies discovered in the present study. The subfamily Galeichthyinae and the remaining ariids are strongly supported by new morphological characters. The monotypic subfamily Bagreinae is recognized as the sister group to all nongaleichthyin ariids, supported by a large series of exclusive synapomorphies. A new concept of Ariinae is presented: the subfamily is found to be unequivocally monophyletic and includes all ariid genera, except Galeichthys and Bagre. New data supporting the monophyly of the genera included in the Ariinae are introduced and previous hypotheses of monophyly, species composition, morphological definition, and relationships are reviewed and discussed.

Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of continental and insular Costa Rica: additions and nomenclatural revisions

“…In the present account we recognize these species in the genus Sciades following Marceniuk et al (2012). (Günther, 1864).…”

“…In the present account we recognize this species in the genus Notarius following Bentancur-R. and Acero (2004;, Marceniuk and Menezes (2007) and Marceniuk et al (2012). One specimen has been collected in freshwaters in the Tempisque River (UCR 2672-03), Tempisque drainage.…”

Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)

“…According to these studies, the selected families are possibly closely related to Doradoidea or relatively basal in other family groups of Siluriformes. Additional species of Mochokidae and Ariidae, two families previously considered to be closely related to Doradoidea by many authors (see Introduction), were included in the analyses: Galeichthys peruvianus and Genidens genidens, one taxon representative of each Galeichthyinae and Ariinae, respectively (sensu Marceniuk et al, 2012), and Chiloglanis disneyi, Mochokiella paynei, Mochokus niloticus, and Synodontis schall, taxa representative of the major lineages of Mochokidae (sensu Vigliotta, 2008).…”

“…56a-d; Müller, 1842aMüller, , 1842bBridge & Haddon, 1892;Alexander, 1965;Chardon, 1968;Ferraris, 1988: #V6;Diogo, 2004: #256;Vigliotta, 2008: #76;Marceniuk et al, 2012); it is absent in all other examined taxa ( Fig. 56e-f).…”

Ladik Gölü (Samsun, Türkiye)’nde Yaşayan Tatlısu Levreği (Perca fluviatilis L., 1758)’nin Operkül Boyutları ile Balığın Total Boyu Arasındaki İlişkiler

“…The opercle is typically well preserved, its variation can be of taxonomic relevance (Hilton 2003;López-Arbarello 2012;Marceniuk et al 2012), and several works have used the bone as a model to examine the relation between morphological evolution and development (Kimmel et al 2005). Variability in opercle shape among freshwater populations was also found to be associated with the habitat (Arif et al 2009).…”