@article{fdi:010075699, title = {{R}evisiting species boundaries and distribution ranges of {N}emacheilus spp. ({C}ypriniformes : {N}emacheilidae) and {R}asbora spp. ({C}ypriniformes : {C}yprinidae) in {J}ava, {B}ali and {L}ombok through {DNA} barcodes : implications for conservation in a biodiversity hotspot}, author = {{H}ubert, {N}icolas and {L}umbantobing, {D}. and {S}holihah, {A}. and {D}ahruddin, {H}. and {D}elrieu-{T}rottin, {E}. and {B}usson, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {S}auri, {S}. and {H}adiaty, {R}. and {K}eith, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}iodiversity hotspots have provided useful geographic proxies for conservation efforts. {D}elineated from a few groups of animals and plants, biodiversity hotspots do not reflect the conservation status of freshwater fishes. {W}ith hundreds of new species described on a yearly basis, fishes constitute the most poorly known group of vertebrates. {T}his situation urges for an acceleration of the fish species inventory through fast and reliable molecular tools such as {DNA} barcoding. {T}he present study focuses on the freshwater fishes diversity in the {S}undaland biodiversity hotspot in {S}outheast {A}sia. {R}ecent studies evidenced large taxonomic gaps as well as unexpectedly high levels of cryptic diversity, particularly so in the islands of {J}ava and {B}ali. {T}he {C}ypriniformes genera {R}asbora and {N}emacheilus account for most of the endemic species in {J}ava and {B}ali, however their taxonomy is plagued by confusion about species identity and distribution. {T}his study examines the taxonomic status of the {R}asbora and {N}emacheilus species in {J}ava, {B}ali and {L}ombok islands through {DNA} barcodes, with the objective to resolve taxonomic confusion and identify trends in genetic diversity that can be further used for conservation matters. {S}everal species delimitation methods based on {DNA} sequences were used and confirmed the status of most species, however several cases of taxonomic confusion and two new taxa are detected. {M}itochondrial sequences argue that most species range distributions currently reported in the literature are inflated due to erroneous population assignments to the species level, and further highlight the sensitive conservation status of most {R}asbora and {N}emacheilus species on the islands of {J}ava, {B}ali and {L}ombok.}, keywords = {{C}onservation genetics ; {T}axonomy ; {S}outheast {A}sia ; {C}ryptic diversity ; {P}opulation fragmentation ; {JAVA} ; {BALI} ; {LOMBOK} ; {INDONESIE} ; {ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}onservation {G}enetics}, volume = {20}, numero = {3}, pages = {517--529}, ISSN = {1566-0621}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1007/s10592-019-01152-w}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075699}, }