2020
DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.02.973503
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Phylogenomics of piranhas and pacus (Serrasalmidae) uncovers how convergent diets obfuscate traditional morphological taxonomy

Abstract: The Amazon and neighboring South American river basins harbor the world’s most diverse assemblages of freshwater fishes. One of the most prominent South American fish families are the Serrasalmidae (pacus and piranhas), found in nearly every continental basin. Serrasalmids are keystone ecological taxa, being some of the top riverine predators as well as the primary seed dispersers in the flooded forest. Despite their widespread occurrence and notable ecologies, serrasalmid evolutionary history and systematics … Show more

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“…The greater differences in acoustic features between P . cariba and congeners could be related to their higher genetic distance [ 57 , 58 ]. Pygocentrus cariba and the potential ancestor of both the other sister species ( P .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The greater differences in acoustic features between P . cariba and congeners could be related to their higher genetic distance [ 57 , 58 ]. Pygocentrus cariba and the potential ancestor of both the other sister species ( P .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%