Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America

Characidium is a Neotropical fish genus. Its distribution ranges from eastern Panama to northern Argentina, and it is an important component of the Neotropical ichthyofauna present in the major rivers of South America. We here provide an approximation to the dispersal and historical distributions of...

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Autores principales: Poveda-Martínez, Daniel, Sosa, Chrystian C., Chacón-Vargas, Katherine, García Merchán, Víctor Hugo
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author Poveda-Martínez, Daniel
Sosa, Chrystian C.
Chacón-Vargas, Katherine
García Merchán, Víctor Hugo
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García Merchán, Víctor Hugo
Poveda-Martínez, Daniel
Sosa, Chrystian C.
author_facet Poveda-Martínez, Daniel
Sosa, Chrystian C.
Chacón-Vargas, Katherine
García Merchán, Víctor Hugo
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description Characidium is a Neotropical fish genus. Its distribution ranges from eastern Panama to northern Argentina, and it is an important component of the Neotropical ichthyofauna present in the major rivers of South America. We here provide an approximation to the dispersal and historical distributions of Characidium. The biogeographic history of five species of the genus was analyzed through nuclear RAG-2 and mitochondrial 16S genes and a time-calibrated phylogenetic analysis using three outgroup species. A biogeographical reconstruction was performed to estimate ancestral geographic ranges and infer the historical events that impacted the geographic distributions of Characidium species. Our results showed Characidium as a monophyletic group. The molecular clock suggests that the most recent common ancestor of Characidium originated during the Eocene, about 50.2 Mya. In addition, different dispersion and vicariance events could be inferred, which possibly gave rise to the present geographical distribution of the genus. Our results point to the rise of the Andean mountains and sea fluctuations as being important events in the formations and delimitation of different rivers, which influenced the distribution of South American ichthyofauna.
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spelling CGSpace773462025-12-02T10:59:51Z Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America Poveda-Martínez, Daniel Sosa, Chrystian C. Chacón-Vargas, Katherine García Merchán, Víctor Hugo biogeography rivers freshwater fishes geographical distribution characidium fasciatum hydrography biogeografía cursos de agua peces de agua dulce distribución geográfica hidrografía Characidium is a Neotropical fish genus. Its distribution ranges from eastern Panama to northern Argentina, and it is an important component of the Neotropical ichthyofauna present in the major rivers of South America. We here provide an approximation to the dispersal and historical distributions of Characidium. The biogeographic history of five species of the genus was analyzed through nuclear RAG-2 and mitochondrial 16S genes and a time-calibrated phylogenetic analysis using three outgroup species. A biogeographical reconstruction was performed to estimate ancestral geographic ranges and infer the historical events that impacted the geographic distributions of Characidium species. Our results showed Characidium as a monophyletic group. The molecular clock suggests that the most recent common ancestor of Characidium originated during the Eocene, about 50.2 Mya. In addition, different dispersion and vicariance events could be inferred, which possibly gave rise to the present geographical distribution of the genus. Our results point to the rise of the Andean mountains and sea fluctuations as being important events in the formations and delimitation of different rivers, which influenced the distribution of South American ichthyofauna. 2016-10-14 2016-10-19T18:59:41Z 2016-10-19T18:59:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77346 en Open Access Public Library of Science Poveda-Martínez, Daniel; Sosa, Chrystian C.; Chacón-Vargas, Katherine; García-Merchán, Víctor Hugo. 2016. Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America. PloS One 11(10): e0164902.
spellingShingle biogeography
rivers
freshwater fishes
geographical distribution
characidium fasciatum
hydrography
biogeografía
cursos de agua
peces de agua dulce
distribución geográfica
hidrografía
Poveda-Martínez, Daniel
Sosa, Chrystian C.
Chacón-Vargas, Katherine
García Merchán, Víctor Hugo
Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title_full Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title_fullStr Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title_full_unstemmed Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title_short Historical biogeography of five characidium fish species: dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to Southeastern South America
title_sort historical biogeography of five characidium fish species dispersal from the amazon paleobasin to southeastern south america
topic biogeography
rivers
freshwater fishes
geographical distribution
characidium fasciatum
hydrography
biogeografía
cursos de agua
peces de agua dulce
distribución geográfica
hidrografía
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77346
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