Neoplecostominae
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Neoplecostominae is a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae. Species of Neoplecostominae live in high-montane, swift-flowing river habitats.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
Neoplecostominae is the most basal clade in Loricariidae with the exception of Lithogeneinae.[2] The genera of Neoplecostominae do not form a monophyletic assemblage.[3] Neoplecostominae is not diagnosed by any unique characteristic.[1] However, molecular studies have supported this grouping.[2]
Within this paraphyletic Neoplecostominae, Pareiorhina forms a monophyletic subunit that also includes Neoplecostomus.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Armbruster, Jonathan W.. Neoplecostominae Regan 1904. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ a b Alves, Anderson Luís; Oliveira, Claudio; Foresti (2005). "Comparative cytogenetic analysis of eleven species of subfamilies Neoplecostominae and Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Genetica 124: 127–136. doi:.
- ^ Pereira, Edson H. Lopes (2005). "Resurrection of Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (2): 271–276. doi:.
- ^ Chamon, Carine C.; Aranda, Arion T.; Buckup, Paulo A. (2005). "Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha (Loricariidae: Siluriformes): a New Species of Fish from the Paraíba do Sul Slope of Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Brazil". Copeia 2005 (3): 550–558. doi:.
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