Journal Article
Taxonomic revision of the Southeast Asian brook barb genus Poropuntius Smith, 1931 (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) with description of a new species from Vietnam
Hoang, H.D., Pham, H.M., Tran, N.T., Durand, J.D., Wu, L., Pfeiffer, J., Chen, X.Y. and Page, L.M.
Record Number:
6444
Year:
2024
Journal:
ZooKeys
Pages:
199-222
Volume:
1204
Notes:
Copyright: © Huy Duc Hoang et al. This is an open access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution 4.0 International – CC BY 4.0)
Abstract:
Molecular data from samples encompassing 22 nominal species of Poropuntius indicate that the species-level diversity in the genus has been vastly overestimated, likely due to inadequate taxon and geographic sampling and reliance on morphological characters that vary intra-specifically. The latter includes discrete mouth morphologies related to alternate feeding strategies (ecomorphs) within populations. One new species is described, Poropuntius anlaoensis Hoàng, Phạm & Trần, sp. nov., and 17 synonyms of six valid species names of Poropuntius, P. krempfi, P. alloiopleurus, P. huangchuchieni, P. laoensis, P. kontumensis, and P. deauratus, are recognised. Additional taxonomic changes in this widespread and generally poorly known genus are likely as more molecular and morphological data become available.
Key words: Cypriniformes, molecular systematics, phylogeny, Poropuntius anlaoensis sp. nov.
Times Cited:
1
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Hoang, H.D., Pham, H.M., Tran, N.T., Durand, J.D., Wu, L., Pfeiffer, J., Chen, X.Y. and Page, L.M. (2024)Taxonomic revision of the Southeast Asian brook barb genus Poropuntius Smith, 1931 (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) with description of a new species from Vietnam