Neotropical freshwater fishes (NFFs) constitute the most diverse continental vertebrate fauna
on Earth, with more than 6,200 named species compressed into an aquatic footprint< 0.5 …

Landscape dynamics are widely thought to govern the tempo and mode of continental
radiations, yet the effects of river network rearrangements on dispersal and lineage …

The family Trichomycteridae is one of the most diverse groups of freshwater catfishes in
South and Central America with eight subfamilies, 41 genera and more than 300 valid …

Neotropical tetras of the family Characidae form the largest and most taxonomically complex
clade within the order Characiformes. Previous phylogenetic relationships concur on the …

The family Callichthyidae, which comprises the subfamilies Corydoradinae and
Callichthyinae, represents one of the largest families within the Siluriformes. Corydoradinae …

The Neotropics harbor the most species-rich freshwater fish fauna on the planet, but the
timing of that exceptional diversification remains unclear. Did the Neotropics accumulate …

We present a combined molecular and morphological phylogenetic analysis of the
Loricariinae, with emphasis on the Harttiini (Cteniloricaria, Harttia, and Harttiella) and …

With 149 currently recognized species, Hypostomus is one of the most species-rich catfish
genera in the world, widely distributed over most of the Neotropical region. To clarify the …

Suckermouth armoured catfish (Loricariidae) are a highly speciose and diverse freshwater
fish family, which bear upper and lower lips forming an oral disc. Its hierarchical organisation …

The catfish subfamily Trichomycterinae is widely distributed in South America inhabiting
several habitats, but specially mountain streams. Trichomycterus is the most speciose …