New phylogenetic insights into the African catfish families Mochokidae and Austroglanididae.

ABSTRACT: Several hundred catfish species (order: Siluriformes) belonging to 11 families inhabit Africa, of which at least six families are endemic to the continent. Although four of those families are well-known to belong to the 'Big-Africa clade', no previous study has addressed the phylogenetic placement of the endemic African catfish family Austroglanididae in a comprehensive framework with molecular data. Furthermore, interrelationships within the 'Big-Africa clade', including the most diverse family Mochokidae, remain unclear. This study was therefore designed to help reconstruct inter- and intrarelationships of all currently valid mochokid genera, to infer their position within the 'Big Africa clade' and to establish a first molecular phylogenetic hypothesis of the relationships of the enigma

SUBMITTER: Schedel FDB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310817 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature