An unexpectedly diverse new genus of catfishes (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) endemic to the Magdalena River basin, Colombia

A new genus of heptapterid catfish, Magdalenichthys gen. nov., largely ignored for the past two decades is herein described. Comprehensive examination of specimens in Colombian ichthyological collections and additional samplings in the Magdalena basin were the base for an integral analysis using morphological characters, DNA barcode delimitation, and molecular phylogenetic analyses to assess monophyly and relationships of the new genus, and to delimit and diagnose four new species, Magdalenichthys lundbergi sp. nov., Magdalenichthys mompox sp. nov., Magdalenichthys poira sp. nov., and Magdalenichthys yariguies sp. nov., endemic to the Magdalena basin. The new genus is phylogenetically diagnosed. Maximum likelihood, Bayesian inference, and coalescent-based analyses with ultraconserved elements (UCEs) data, place the new genus as sister to Phenacorhamdia, within a clade also containing Cetopsorhamdia and Pariolius, consistent with the finding of two apomorphic characters shared by the new genus and Phenacorhamdia. The biogeographic pattern of the new genus (restricted to the Magdalena basin) is also discussed.

• Autores: DoNascimiento Montoya, Carlos Luis; Villa Navarro, Francisco Antonio; Albornoz Garzón, Juan Gabriel; Conde Saldaña, Cristhian Camilo; Da Costa e Silva, Gabriel de Souza; Méndez López, Alejandro; Fernandes Roxo, Fábio; Ortega Lara, Armando; Oliveira, Claudio
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/46852
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/46852
• Palabra clave: Codificación del ADN Taxonómico por Código de Barras; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; Filogenia; Phylogeny; América del Sur; South America; Andes; Pez de agua dulce; Freshwater fishes; Delimitación de especies; Species delimitation; Río Magdalena; Magdalena River; Ultraconserved elements; Ultraconserved elements; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3105; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_b71dfb10; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49971; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058893; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010802; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013020; ODS 14: Vida submarina. Conservar y utilizar sosteniblemente los océanos, los mares y los recursos marinos para el desarrollo sostenible
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/