@article{fdi:010066275, title = {{M}ultilocus resolution of {M}ugilidae phylogeny ({T}eleostei : {M}ugiliformes) : implications for the family's taxonomy}, author = {{X}ia, {R}. and {D}urand, {J}ean-{D}ominique and {F}u, {C}. {Z}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he interrelationships among mugilids ({M}ugiliformes: {M}ugilidae) remain highly debated. {U}sing a mitochondrial gene-based phylogeny as criterion, a revised classification with 25 genera in the {M}ugilidae has recently been proposed. {H}owever, phylogenetic relationships of major mitochondrial lineages remain unresolved and to gain a general acceptance the classification requires confirmation based on multilocus evidence and diagnostic morphological characters. {H}ere, we construct a species-tree using twelve nuclear and three mitochondrial loci and infer the evolution of 71 morphological characters. {O}ur multilocus phylogeny does not agree with previous morphology-based hypotheses for the relationships within {M}ugilidae, confirms the revised classification with 25 genera and further resolves their phylogenetic relationships. {U}sing the well-resolved multilocus phylogeny as the criterion, we reclassify {M}ugilidae genera into three new subfamilies ({M}yxinae, {R}hinomugilinae, and {C}heloninae) and one new, recombined, subfamily ({M}ugilinae). {T}he {R}hinomugilinae subfamily is further divided into four tribes. {T}he revised classification of {M}ugilidae is supported by morpho-anatomical synapomorphies or a combination of characters. {T}hese characters are used to erect a key to the subfamilies and genera.}, keywords = {{S}ystematic ; {M}ugilidae ; {N}uclear genes ; {M}yxinae ; {R}hinomugilinae ; {C}heloninae ; {M}orpho-anatomical characters}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution}, volume = {96}, numero = {}, pages = {161--177}, ISSN = {1055-7903}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2015.12.010}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066275}, }