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Global systematic diversity, range distributions, conservation and taxonomic assessments of graylings (Teleostei: Salmonidae; Thymallus spp.)

Journal

ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 25-42

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13127-020-00468-7

Keywords

Mitogenome phylogeny; Species delineation; Conservation assessment; Time-calibrated phylogeny; Siberian biogeography; Grayling

Funding

  1. University of Graz
  2. Foundation for Science and Technology [SFRH/BD/139069/2018, SFRH/BD/137935/2018]
  3. Institute of Biology at the University of Graz
  4. project ConBiOmics [NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-030286, IA/2018-079]
  5. 'Service de Systematique Moleculaire' of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle [CNRS UMS 2700]
  6. [UIDB/04423/2020]
  7. [UIDP/04423/2020]
  8. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/139069/2018, SFRH/BD/137935/2018] Funding Source: FCT

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Graylings species diversity increases and range size decreases from higher to lower latitudes globally. The origin of extant diversity is in East Asia, with colonization of Europe and at least two colonizations of North America, as well as multiple dispersal events occurring in Western Siberia. Conservation status for the 15 taxa ranges from least concern to data deficient.
Graylings (Thymallus) are among the less well-studied groups of salmonid fishes, especially across their Asian distribution range. Here we perform a comprehensive global review of their phylogeography, systematic diversity and range distributions, including biogeographic reconstruction and assessment of both conservation and taxonomic status of each species. Based on a mitogenomic phylogenetic analysis, three approaches to the delineation of molecular operational units, and evaluation of 15 a-priori defined species, we provide biological support for the recognition of 13 grayling species, plus two additional species tentatively. Several instances of paraphyly and its potential effect on systematic inferences are discussed. Overall, the genus displays increasing species diversity and decreasing range size from higher to lower latitudes and ancestral trait reconstruction supports an East Asian origin for extant diversity, most likely centred in the Amur River drainage. Europe's colonization by Thymallus took place as early as the late Miocene, at least two colonisations of North America are supported, and multiple dispersal events likely took place into Western Siberia. The conservation status for the 15 taxa was estimated to be: 6 least concern, 1 near-threatened, 2 vulnerable, 3 endangered and 3 data deficient.

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