Actinopterygii (ray‐finned fishes) and E lasmobranchii (sharks, skates and rays) represent
more than half of today's vertebrate taxic diversity (approximately 33000 species) and form …

The taxonomy and nomenclature of the fishes of the superfamily Cobitoidea (suborder
Cobitoidei minus Catostomidae) are reviewed. Original descriptions of all 1499 recorded …

Classification of the tremendous diversity of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) began with the
designation of taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological similarity. Starting in the late …

This review summarizes the achievements and novel perspectives that our fish
mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) project has brought to molecular phylogenetics and …

The phylogenetic relationships and classification of the freshwater fish order Cypriniformes,
like many other species-rich groups of vertebrates, has evolved over time with some …

Background Cypriniformes (minnows, carps, loaches, and suckers) is the largest group of
freshwater fishes in the world (~ 4300 described species). Despite much attention, previous …

Background Freshwater harbors approximately 12,000 fish species accounting for 43% of
the diversity of all modern fish. A single ancestral lineage evolved into about two-thirds of …

The members of the cyprinid subfamily Danioninae form a diverse and scientifically
important group of fishes, which includes the zebrafish, Danio rerio. The diversity of this …

Tibetan loaches are the largest group of Tibetan fishes and are well adapted to the Tibetan
Plateau. To investigate the origin of Tibetan loaches and their adaptations to the Tibetan …

The biogeography of the mega-diverse, freshwater, and globally distributed Otophysi has
received considerable attention. This attraction largely stems from assumptions as to their …