title: Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogeny of Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908 (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae).
abstract: Characidae, one of the most diverse families of Characiformes and one of the largest clades of fishes in the world, has a complex taxonomic background, with one issue being the placement of various genera, including Gymnocorymbus. Herein, we generate the first molecular phylogeny for the genus using three nuclear and two mitochondrial loci and review the systematics of Gymnocorymbus. This genus includes the black tetra, a well-known and popular species among aquarists. Molecular phylogeny strongly supports the monophyly of Gymnocorymbus, with this hypothesis corroborated by the presence of three morphological synapomorphies. Of the six previously known nominal species of Gymnocorymbus, three are considered valid herein: Gymnocorymbus bondi from the Río Orinoco basin, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi from the Rio Paraguay basin, and Gymnocorymbus thayeri from the Corantijn and Amazon basin and rivers of northeastern Brazil. A fourth species, Gymnocorymbus flaviolimai sp. n., is described from the Rio Madeira, Amazon basin. Lectotypes are designated for G. ternetzi and G. thayeri. Our results support previous hypotheses of the alignment of Gymnocorymbus close to the subfamily Stethaprioninae and also support the sister relationship between G. ternetzi and G. thayeri, and of that clade as sister to G. bondi.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ictiologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rubião Jr s/n, 18618-970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: rbenine@ibb.unesp.br.
authors.forename: Ricardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Benine
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes, Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rubião Jr s/n, 18618-970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: melo@ibb.unesp.br.
authors.forename: Bruno F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ictiologia de Ribeirão Preto - LIRP, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: rmcastro@ffclrp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Ricardo M C
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes, Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rubião Jr s/n, 18618-970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: claudio@ibb.unesp.br.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D060126:Characidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010239:Paraguay; D010802:Phylogeny; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry