Neoplecostominae Explained

Neoplecostominae is a subfamily of South American catfishes of the family Loricariidae. Species of this subfamily live in high-mountain and swift-flowing river habitats.

Taxonomy

This subfamily is the most basal clade in Loricariidae with the exception of Lithogeneinae. The genera do not form a monophyletic assemblage.[1] Neoplecostominae is not diagnosed by any unique characteristic.[2] However, molecular studies have supported this grouping.[3]

Within the paraphyletic Neoplecostominae, Pareiorhina forms a monophyletic subunit that also includes Neoplecostomus.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Neotropical Ichthyology . 3 . 2 . 271–276 . 2005 . Resurrection of Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil . Pereira, E.H.L. . 10.1590/S1679-62252005000200004 . free .
  2. Web site: Neoplecostominae Regan, 1904 . Armbruster, J.W. .
  3. Comparative cytogenetic analysis of eleven species of subfamilies Neoplecostominae and Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) . Alves, A.L. . Oliveira, C. . Foresti, F. . amp . Genetica . 2005 . 124 . 127–136 . 10.1007/s10709-004-7561-4 . 2 . 16134327. 8239240 .
  4. . 2005 . 3 . 550–558 . Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha (Loricariidae: Siluriformes): A New Species of Fish from the Paraíba do Sul Slope of Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Brazil . Chamon, C.C. . Aranda, A.T. . Buckup, P.A. . amp . 10.1643/CI-04-276R . 2005 . 84787580 .

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