Clarifying species boundaries between bocachico (<i>Prochilodus magdalenae)</i> and bocachico de Maracaibo (<i>Prochilodus reticulatus)</i> (characiformes: Prochilodontidae) using complete mitochondrial genomes.

ABSTRACT: The accurate phylogenetic distinction between Prochilodus magdalenae and Prochilodus reticulatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) has been hindered by overlapping morphology and limited sequence data. Previous studies, relying on partial mitochondrial markers, have even suggested that Prochilodus magdalenae and Prochilodus reticulatus might be a single species. This study presents three annotated complete mitochondrial genomes for P. reticulatus and phylogenetic analyses that contribute to resolving uncertainty around these species' boundaries. Our phylogenetic reconstructions, using both mitochondrial markers and complete mitogenomes, consistently support the segregation of P. magdalenae and P. reticulatus into distinct clades. Bayesian ti

SUBMITTER: Yepes-Blandon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631445 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature