# Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Fish Ecology and Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 32 |
| Journal | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101 |
| Corresponding authors | Bruno Francelino de Melo |
| Institution | American Museum of Natural History, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Fish Ecology and Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/fish-ecology-and-management-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101](https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101)

## Topics

Characidae · Neotropical tetras · Characiformes · Ultraconserved elements · Ultraconserved elements · phylogenomics · Spintherobolidae · Stevardiidae · Acestrorhamphidae · Glandulocaudinae · Stevardiinae · Tetragonopterinae · Hyphessobryconinae · intergeneric relationships · taxonomic revalidation · Myxiops · Psalidodon · Bayesian phylogenetic analysis · freshwater fish systematics · subfamily classification

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