Xia R. auteur aut IRD Durand Jean-Dominique auteur aut IRD Fu C. Z. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The interrelationships among mugilids (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) remain highly debated. Using a mitochondrial gene-based phylogeny as criterion, a revised classification with 25 genera in the Mugilidae has recently been proposed. However, 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. Here, we construct a species-tree using twelve nuclear and three mitochondrial loci and infer the evolution of 71 morphological characters. Our multilocus phylogeny does not agree with previous morphology-based hypotheses for the relationships within Mugilidae, confirms the revised classification with 25 genera and further resolves their phylogenetic relationships. Using the well-resolved multilocus phylogeny as the criterion, we reclassify Mugilidae genera into three new subfamilies (Myxinae, Rhinomugilinae, and Cheloninae) and one new, recombined, subfamily (Mugilinae). The Rhinomugilinae subfamily is further divided into four tribes. The revised classification of Mugilidae is supported by morpho-anatomical synapomorphies or a combination of characters. These characters are used to erect a key to the subfamilies and genera. specialized Systematic Mugilidae Nuclear genes Myxinae Rhinomugilinae Cheloninae Morpho-anatomical characters 034 96 161-177 2016 1055-7903 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066275 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.12.010 1055-7903 [F B010066275] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066275 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/03/010066275.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-04-01 2017-08-23 fdi:010066275 fre