@article{fdi:010055951,
  title = {{S}ystematics of the grey mullets ({T}eleostei : {M}ugiliformes : {M}ugilidae) : molecular phylogenetic evidence challenges two centuries of morphology-based taxonomy},
  author = {{D}urand, {J}ean-{D}ominique and {S}hen, {K}.{N}. and {C}hen, {W}.{J}. and {J}amandre, {B}.{W}. and {B}lel, {H}. and {D}iop, {K}. and {N}irchio, {M}. and de {L}eon, {F}.{J}.{G}. and {W}hitfield, {A}.{K}. and {C}hang, {C}.{W}. and {B}orsa, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he family {M}ugilidae comprises mainly coastal marine species that a:e widely distributed in all tropical, subtropical and temperate seas. {M}ugilid species are generally considered to be ecologically important and they are a major food resource for human populations in certain parts of the world. {T}he taxonomy and systematics of the {M}ugilidae are still much debated and based primarily on morphological characters. {I}n this study, we provide the first comprehensive molecular systematic account of the {M}ugilidae using phylogenetic analyses of nucleotide sequence variation at three mitochondrial loci (16{S} r{RNA}, cytochrome oxidase 1, and cytochrome b) for 257 individuals from 55 currently recognized species. {T}he study covers all 20 mugilid genera currently recognized as being valid. {T}he family comprises seven major lineages that radiated early on from the ancestor to all current forms. {A}ll genera that were represented by two species or more, except {C}estraeus, turned out to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic. {T}hus, the present phylogenetic results generally disagree with the current taxonomy at the genus level and imply that the anatomical characters used for the systematics of the {M}ugilidae may be poorly informative phylogenetically. {T}he present results should provide a sound basis for a taxonomic revision of the mugilid genera. {A} proportion of the species with large distribution ranges (including {M}oolgarda seheli, {M}ugil cephalus and {M}. curema) appear to consist of cryptic species, thus warranting further taxonomic and genetic work at the infra-generic level.},
  keywords = {{C}ryptic species ; 16{S} r{RNA} ; {C}ytochrome oxidase {I} ; {C}ytochrome b ; {P}hylogeny},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {64},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {73--92},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055951},
}