Mountains, Lakes, and Ancient Drainage Networks Sculpt the Phylogeographic Architecture of the Stream Headwater Fish

Yun Chen, Guangmin Deng, Ziyu Le, Cuizhang Fu

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Yun ChenState Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2118-3045

Guangmin DengState Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0009-0000-3572-5894

Ziyu LeState Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0009-0001-8423-0916

Cuizhang FuState Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3209-9618

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31872209

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Abstract

backgroundPhylogeographic surveys of obligate freshwater fishes could serve as a pivotal lens through which the biological footprints of historic drainage rearrangements can be deciphered.

methodsFocusing on the headwater-restricted cyprinid

resultsA time-calibrated phylogeny recovered two primary lineages, K-I and K-II, which diverged ca. 2.15 Ma: K-I split into K-Ia (Huai River) and K-Ib (Yangtze-Poyang Lake catchment) at 1.53 Ma, whereas K-II gave rise to K-IIa, K-IIb, and K-IIc through sequential divergences at 1.29 Ma and 0.83 Ma, with K-IIa restricted to the Poyang Lake catchment. K-IIb was shared between the Poyang Lake catchment and the Qiupu River (Yangtze basin), and K-IIc was distributed in the Xijiang River (Pearl basin) as well as the Yangtze-Dongting Lake catchment.

conclusionsOur findings reveal that the phylogeographic architecture of

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CyprinidaeAnimalsChinaCytochromes bDNA, MitochondrialEvolution, MolecularLakesPhylogenyPhylogeographyRiversCytochromes bDNA, MitochondrialCyprinidaegenetic diversityphylogeographystream captureYangtze RiverZhe–Min Uplift

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PMID41465066

DOI10.3390/genes16121393

PMCPMC12732399

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