Hi Chaps,
There is a new paper out called "Paedocypris Phylogeny". It has some interesting material as in total they studied over 200 cyprinids. They appear to have suggested that the existing rasboriniae cladology is in need of revision:
http
/www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-7-38.pdf
Main Findings in this area (see page 4 and 6)
* Rasboriniae is paraphylectic
*"Danioninae" is revised into three clade, two closely related clades:
* Inlecypris, Devario, Chela (Part including Dadibujori) and Microrasbora (except erythromicron)
* Danio and "Microrasbora" erythromicron (this will probably amount to Danio and celestichthys as and when erythromicron transfers to Celestichthys)
* A third more distant "Danionin" clade contains the Chela (rest) Nematabramis & Luciosoma genuses.
* Esomus is closely related to Danionella and neither are danionins
* Paedocypris is closely related to Sundadanio and neither are danionins.
* Barilius was not included in the study
* Effectively true danionins would appear to only contain Microrasbora, Inlecypris, Celestichthys, some Chela species Danio and Devario.
* The Chela Genus appears to be paraphyletic.
* White Cloud Mountain minnows may not be within rasboriniae as they are closest related to Rhodeus and Tinca Tinca each of which are in separate subfamilies.
Regarding Microrasbora and Celestichthys, I can provide some personal corroboration having recently bred two species. Celestichthys maragritatus (formerly Microrasbora sp "galaxy") has large non adhesive Danio type eggs, Microrasbora sp cf rubescens sold as "Microrasbora Thuzari" or glowlight rasbora has small adhesive devario type eggs. Fry of both are doing fine.
There is a new paper out called "Paedocypris Phylogeny". It has some interesting material as in total they studied over 200 cyprinids. They appear to have suggested that the existing rasboriniae cladology is in need of revision:
http
/www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-7-38.pdfMain Findings in this area (see page 4 and 6)
* Rasboriniae is paraphylectic
*"Danioninae" is revised into three clade, two closely related clades:
* Inlecypris, Devario, Chela (Part including Dadibujori) and Microrasbora (except erythromicron)
* Danio and "Microrasbora" erythromicron (this will probably amount to Danio and celestichthys as and when erythromicron transfers to Celestichthys)
* A third more distant "Danionin" clade contains the Chela (rest) Nematabramis & Luciosoma genuses.
* Esomus is closely related to Danionella and neither are danionins
* Paedocypris is closely related to Sundadanio and neither are danionins.
* Barilius was not included in the study
* Effectively true danionins would appear to only contain Microrasbora, Inlecypris, Celestichthys, some Chela species Danio and Devario.
* The Chela Genus appears to be paraphyletic.
* White Cloud Mountain minnows may not be within rasboriniae as they are closest related to Rhodeus and Tinca Tinca each of which are in separate subfamilies.
Regarding Microrasbora and Celestichthys, I can provide some personal corroboration having recently bred two species. Celestichthys maragritatus (formerly Microrasbora sp "galaxy") has large non adhesive Danio type eggs, Microrasbora sp cf rubescens sold as "Microrasbora Thuzari" or glowlight rasbora has small adhesive devario type eggs. Fry of both are doing fine.
