@article{fdi:010083919,
  title = {{DNA} reconciles morphology and colouration in the drunk blenny genus {S}cartichthys ({T}eleostei: {B}lenniidae) and provides insights into their evolutionary history},
  author = {{D}elrieu-{T}rottin, {E}rwan and {H}artmann-{S}alvo, {H}. and {S}aenz-{A}gudelo, {P}. and {L}andaeta, {M}. {F}. and {P}erez-{M}atus, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he blenniids of the genus {S}cartichthys are one of the most common fishes of {C}entral and {S}outh {A}merican {P}acific coastal reefs. {T}his being said, {S}cartichthys spp. remain difficult to identify in the field, and identification is particularly challenging across the c. 6000 km where three of the four currently accepted species are known to occur in sympatry. {A} reason for this is that the main taxonomic characters from traditional taxonomy are indeed elusive. {I}n addition, at the same time, species can display multiple colour patterns in the field, depending on their ontogenetic stage, habitat association and reproductive behaviour. {O}verall, molecular characterization is warranted to help address these issues. {I}n this study, the authors have used a novel approach to revise the genus by combining colouration, morphological and molecular data of representative specimens of the four currently valid species and seven described colour patterns. {F}rom this, the authors show that only three of the four species should be considered as valid; {S}cartichthys gigas ({S}teindachner, 1876), {S}cartichthys variolatus ({V}alenciennes, 1836) and {S}cartichthys viridis ({V}alenciennes, 1836), whereas {S}cartichthys crapulatus ({W}illiams, {S}mithsonian {C}ontributions to {Z}oology, 1990, 492, 1-30) should be synonymized with {S}. viridis. {I}n the same way, the analyses in this study show that one of the colour patterns attributed so far only to {S}. gigas is characteristic of the juvenile stages of {S}. viridis. {T}he time-calibrated phylogeny of this study shows that this genus is relatively young and that the estimated time of divergence between {S}. gigas and {S}. viridis is c. 1.71 {M}a. {I}n comparison, the {D}esventuradas and {J}uan {F}ernandez {I}slands endemic {S}. variolatus diverged c. 1.95 {M}a. {T}he results of this study help to clarify the taxonomy of {S}cartichthys.},
  keywords = {biogeography {C}hile integrative taxonomy kelp forests molecular ; phylogeny species delimitation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology},
  volume = {100},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {507--518},
  ISSN = {0022-1112},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/jfb.14960},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083919},
}