Phylogenetic analysis of the order Pleuronectiformes (Teleostei) based on sequences of 12S and 16S mitochondrial genes

The fish order Pleuronectiformes, composed of 14 families, has two suborders: Psettodoidei (with one family) and Pleuronectoidei (with thirteen families). The relationships among families of Pleuronectoidei and among the genera of their families have extensively been debated and a consensus has not...

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Published in:Genetics and molecular biology 2008, Vol.31 (1 suppl), p.284-292
Main Authors: Azevedo, Marisa F.C., Oliveira, Claudio, Pardo, Belén G., Martínez, Paulino, Foresti, Fausto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achiridae
Achirus
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Bothidae
Cynoglossidae
fish evolution
flatfishes
GENETICS & HEREDITY
mitochondrial DNA
molecular systematics
Paralichthyidae
phylogeny
Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectiformes
Pleuronectoidei
Psettodoidei
Scophthalmidae
Soleidae
Teleostei
Trinectes
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Summary:The fish order Pleuronectiformes, composed of 14 families, has two suborders: Psettodoidei (with one family) and Pleuronectoidei (with thirteen families). The relationships among families of Pleuronectoidei and among the genera of their families have extensively been debated and a consensus has not yet been reached. In the present study, partial sequences of the 12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA genes were obtained from 19 species belonging to the families Achiridae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Paralichthyidae, Pleuronectidae, Scophthalmidae, and Soleidae. Additional sequences of 42 pleuronectiform species were obtained from GenBank. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted by the methods of maximum-parsimony, maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference. Our results corroborate the monophyletic status of all families, excluding Paralichthyidae. In the family Achiridae, the genus Catathyridium (freshwater) was the sister group of Trinectes (saltwater), and Hypoclinemus (freshwater) was the sister group of Achirus (saltwater). Assuming that the putative ancestor of achirids lived in saltwater, it is suggested that the freshwater habitats in South America were colonized independently by different achirid lineages.
ISSN:1415-4757
1678-4685
1415-4757
1678-4685
DOI:10.1590/S1415-47572008000200023