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Issue: Vol. 4476 No. 1: 13 Sept. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-09-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.4
Page range: 6–39
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Phylogenetic classification of extant genera of fishes of the order Cypriniformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)

Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Building, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Pisces Cyprinidae Cobitoidei Cyprinoidei carps minnows

Abstract

The order Cypriniformes is the most diverse order of freshwater fishes. Recent phylogenetic studies have approached a consensus on the phylogenetic relationships of Cypriniformes and proposed a new phylogenetic classification of family-level groupings in Cypriniformes. The lack of a reference for the placement of genera amongst families has hampered the adoption of this phylogenetic classification more widely. We herein provide an updated compilation of the membership of genera to suprageneric taxa based on the latest phylogenetic classifications. We propose a new taxon: subfamily Esominae within Danionidae, for the genus Esomus.

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