Comparative Morphology and Phylogenetic Systematics of the Families Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea), and Proposal of a New Classification
- ISBN-10
- 1776705653
- ISBN-13
- 9781776705658
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Authors
- Toshio Kawai, Katsuya Kimura, Hisashi Imamura
Description
"The phylogenetic relationships of the families Cheilodactylidae and Latridae, plus related taxa, are examined from a detailed osteological perspective. The monophyly of each family is re-evaluated and a new classification is proposed on the basis of phylogenetic relationships. A phylogenetic analysis of characters in 67 transformation series showed Latridae to comprise a monophyletic group nested within cheilodactylids. Cheilodactylidae was non-monophyletic, but rather was formed by a clade including Cheilodactylus fasciatus and C. pixi having a sister relationship with a second clade comprising remaining cheilodactylids and latrids. A new classification is proposed, Cheilodactylidae, including only genus Cheilodactylus, and Latridae, including six genera (Latris, Nemadactylus, Mendosoma, Goniistius, Latridopsis and Dactylophora). Keywords: Pisces, Percoidei, phylogeny, osteology, cladistics, monophyly."--Page 3.
