Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only
modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world's fishes. The updated text offers …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and
subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Family names …

We discuss geographical distribution and phylogeny of Dactylogyridea (Monogenea)
parasitizing Cichlidae to elucidate their hosts′ history. Although mesoparasitic Monogenea …

The geographical distribution includes freshwaters of Africa (900 valid species, estimated
more than 1300 species), the Jordan Valley in the Middle East (four species), Iran (one …

Cichlid fishes are amazing creatures. In terms of sheer number of species, they are the most
successful of all families of vertebrate animals, and the extent and speed with which they …

Publisher Summary Adaptations of organisms to long‐and short‐term environmental
changes are one of the basic concepts of evolution. These adaptations involve genetic …

The mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt-b) gene is widely used in systematic studies to resolve
divergences at many taxonomic levels. The present study focuses mainly on the utility of cyt …

Neotropical cichlid fishes comprise approximately 60 genera and at least 600 species, but
despite this diversity, their phylogeny is only partially understood, which limits taxonomic …

We present a taxonomically complete and topologically robust molecular phylogeny of the
Middle American heroine cichlids based on which we review their diversity and genus-level …