@article{fdi:010066795, title = {{C}ichlids of the {B}anc d'{A}rguin {N}ational {P}ark, {M}auritania : insight into the diversity of the genus {C}optodon}, author = {{K}ide, {N}. {G}. and {D}unz, {A}. and {A}gn{\`e}se, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}ilyte, {J}. and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {C}arneiro, {C}. and {C}orreia, {E}. and {B}rito, {J}. {C}. and {Y}arba, {L}. {O}. and {K}one, {Y}. and {D}urand, {J}ean-{D}ominique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}o determine the species diversity of cichlids in the {B}anc d'{A}rguin {N}ational {P}ark ({PNBA}) and their phylogenetic relationships with other species in {W}est {A}frica, a morphometric and meristic and molecular phylogenetic study was conducted. {B}oth approaches not only confirm the presence of {S}arotherodon melanotheron in {PNBA} but also demonstrate the presence of a second species from the genus {C}optodon. {W}hile morphometric characteristics match the description of the {G}uinean tilapia {C}optodon guineensis, phylogenetic reconstructions based on three mitochondrial and one nuclear {DNA} fragment demonstrate that {C}. guineensis is paraphyletic over its range. {B}ecause different lineages of {C}. guineensis are allopatric, the distribution of {C}. guineensis should be restricted to {G}hana and {C}ote d'{I}voire. {T}he many other lineages of this species should be considered as {C}. sp. aff. guineensis.}, keywords = {{C}ichlidae ; cryptic species ; phylogeny ; {W}est {A}frica ; {MAURITANIE} ; {BANC} {D}'{ARGUIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology}, volume = {88}, numero = {4}, pages = {1369--1393}, ISSN = {0022-1112}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1111/jfb.12899}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066795}, }