@article {8392, title = {Global systematic diversity, range distributions, conservation and taxonomic assessments of graylings (Teleostei: Salmonidae; Thymallus spp.)Abstract}, journal = {Organisms Diversity \& Evolution}, volume = {21}, year = {2021}, month = {Jan-03-2021}, pages = {25 - 42}, issn = {1439-6092}, doi = {10.1007/s13127-020-00468-7}, url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13127-020-00468-7}, author = {Weiss, Steven J. and Gon{\c c}alves, Duarte V. and Secci-Petretto, Giulia and Englmaier, Gernot K. and Gomes-Dos-Santos, Andr{\'e} and Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Persat, Henri and Antonov, Alexander and Hahn, Christoph and Taylor, Eric B. and Froufe, Elsa} } @article {8386, title = {Revalidation of the Spanish stone loach Barbatula hispanica (Lelek, 1987) (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) according to morphological and mitochondrial data}, journal = {Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology}, volume = {57}, year = {2021}, month = {Jan-01-2021}, pages = {10}, issn = {0003-4088}, doi = {10.1051/limn/2021007}, url = {https://www.limnology-journal.org/10.1051/limn/2021007}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Perea, Silvia and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Gauliard, Camille and Persat, Henri and Doadrio, Ignacio} } @book {8129, title = {Les poissons d{\textquoteright}eau douce de France}, year = {2020}, pages = {704}, publisher = {Biotope Editions, M{\`e}ze ; Mus{\'e}um national d{\textquoteright}Histoire naturelle, Paris (collection Inventaires et biodiversit{\'e})}, organization = {Biotope Editions, M{\`e}ze ; Mus{\'e}um national d{\textquoteright}Histoire naturelle, Paris (collection Inventaires et biodiversit{\'e})}, edition = {2nde}, address = {Paris}, author = {Philippe Keith and Poulet, Nicolas and Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Changeux Thomas and Eric Feunteun and Persat, Henri} } @article {8393, title = {Revision of Phoxinus in France with the description of two new species (Teleostei, Leuciscidae)}, journal = {Cybium}, volume = {44}, year = {2020}, pages = {205-237}, abstract = {French minnows of the genus Phoxinus are revised based on molecular data (COI and 12S rDNA markers), morphological characters and nuptial colouration patterns. The results delineate six groups of populations, which are recognised as species. Phoxinus phoxinus is found in eastern France in the lower and middle Rhine and Seine drainages. Phoxinus bigerri occurs in the Adour drainage and populations from the Lake Geneva basin and the upper Rhine drainage are identified as Phoxinus csikii. Phoxinus dragarum, new species, from the Garonne drainage, is distinguished by its unique nuptial colour pattern (green stripe in Z3 reaching up to the anal fin base and Z4 greenish yellow in male; Z4 green-ochre and black line below in Z5 reaching from the pectoral fin bases to the anal fin base in female), and by an incomplete lateral line generally reaching to a point in front of the anal fin base or just shortly beyond the origin of the last anal fin ray. Phoxinus fayollarum, new species, from the Loire drainage, is distinguished by its unique nuptial colour pattern (green bars in Z3 and Z4, Z4 bright yellow, and belly red in male; green stripe in Z3, Z4 yellow-pinkish, and red spots at the pectoral, pelvic and anal fin base in female). Minnows of the Rh{\^o}ne drainage are identified as Phoxinus septimaniae. We consider Pisciculus varius and Phoxynus montanus as nomen oblitum and Phoxinus septimaniae as nomen protectum, and Leuciscus obtusus as incertae sedis within Leuciscidae.}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Persat, Henri and Daszkiewicz, Piotr and Hautecoeur, M{\'e}lyne and Philippe Keith} } @article {6045, title = {Barbatula leoparda (Actinopterygii, Nemacheilidae), a new endemic species of stone loach of French Catalonia}, journal = {Cybium}, volume = {43}, year = {2019}, pages = {169-177}, abstract = {

This study described a new stone loach species in France, Barbatula leoparda, which is endemic to French Catalonia (T{\^e}t and Tech river drainages). Seven specimens were compared to 49 specimens of B. barbatula\ (Linnaeus, 1758) and 71 specimens of B. quignardi (B{\u a}cescu-Me{\c s}ter, 1967). This new species is characterized by the presence of blotches on the belly and the jugular area in individuals longer than 47 mm SL and by a greater interorbital distance (35.5 to 41.8\% of the head length). We brought moreover the sequence of two mitochondrial markers (COI and 12S, respectively 652 and 950 bp) of the holotype, which are well distinct from all other species, for molecular identifications. This discovery is important for conservation.

}, keywords = {Barbatula leopard, French Catalonia, Freshwater, Nemacheilidae, New species}, author = {Gauliard, Camille and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Persat, Henri and Philippe Keith and Denys, Ga{\"e}l} } @article {8403, title = {Does Loire grayling represent a distinct species ?}, journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science}, volume = {6}, year = {2019}, month = {Jan-01-2019}, doi = {10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.07.00070}, url = {http://www.frontiersin.org/Community/AbstractDetails.aspx?ABS_DOI=10.3389\%2fconf.fmars.2019.07.00070}, author = {Persat, Henri and Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Froufe, Elsa and Secci-Petretto, Giulia and Weiss, Steven Weiss} } @article {8402, title = {Minnow, Minnow, new and old, who is the fairest of them all: the taxonomical review of the French minnows Phoxinus spp. (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae)}, journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science}, volume = {6}, year = {2019}, month = {Jan-01-2019}, doi = {10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.07.00102}, url = {http://www.frontiersin.org/Community/AbstractDetails.aspx?ABS_DOI=10.3389\%2fconf.fmars.2019.07.00102}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Persat, Henri and Hautecoeur, M{\'e}lyne and Philippe Keith} } @proceedings {8400, title = {Mitogenome Phylogeny of Thymallus (graylings) - Species delineation}, year = {2019}, publisher = {Frontiers in Marine Sciences}, address = {Lausanne}, abstract = {The genus Thymallus (grayling) is distributed over much of central and northern Europe, Asia and North America in generally cold lacustrine and riverine environments. Like all salmonid fishes, grayling have a tetraploid ancestry, which attracts research interest on the ongoing process of re-diploidiazation and its potential effects on lineage diversification. Grayling are also of increasing conservation concern, especially in Europe, as their habitats are the target of multiple anthropogenic pressures. Although in the past 15 years the recognized species diversity within the genus has increased, the genetic relationships among these species remain to a degree unexplored. The last comprehensive phylogeny of Thymallus was published prior the recognition of several new species and relies only on two mtDNA genes. At present, up to 18 species have been listed. Here we inferred the phylogeny of the genus Thymallus using complete newly sequenced mitogenomes, generated through NGS and non NGS-based techniques, as well as published sources. Using this mitogenome phylogeny as well as all available mtDNA sequences for several common genes, we applied several different species delineation methods to gain some insight into the genetic support for the current species spectrum. We combine these results with a brief overview of the systematic and taxonomic status of each species or lineage, and review as well what is known concerning their range and phenotypic variability. The results serve as an initial step in reviewing the taxonomy of the entire genus and will help point out the knowledge deficits that must be eliminated before a comprehensive picture of the grayling diversity throughout the world can be achieved.}, author = {Secci-Petretto, Giulia and Weiss, Steven J. and Gomes-Dos-Santos, Andr{\'e} and Persat, Henri and Denys, Ga{\"e}l P.J. and Froufe, Elsa} } @article {8396, title = {A third European species of grayling (Actinopterygii, Salmonidae), endemic to the Loire River basin (France), Thymallus ligericus n. sp.}, journal = {Cybium}, volume = {43}, year = {2019}, pages = {233-238}, abstract = {Loire grayling was already known to belong to a distinct lineage, compared to other European population, according to molecular data (enzymatic polymorphism, mtDNA sequencing and microsatellites). In this paper, we consider this lineage as a new species, Thymallus ligericus n. sp., which is endemic to the Loire drainage (France). Compared with the other species, T. ligericus n. sp. is characterized by a more elongated body, the presence of a pointed snout and a strait or convex snout profile, a more inferior mouth with a transversal aperture and a fleshier upper lip, usually more than 50 to several hundreds black dots on the flanks, a shorter head (20.0-23.7\% SL), smaller occipital and orbital depths of the head (54.8-71.7\% HL and 43.5-53.4\% HL, respectively) and a shorter horizontal eye diameter (22.6-26.3\% HL).}, author = {Persat, Henri and Weiss, Steven J. and Froufe, Elsa and Secci-Petretto, Giulia and Denys, Ga{\"e}l} } @article {5343, title = {Genetic and morphological discrimination of three species of ninespined stickleback Pungitius spp. (Teleostei, Gasterosteidae) in France with the revalidation of Pungitius vulgaris (Mauduyt, 1848)}, journal = {J Zool Syst Evol Res }, volume = {2017}, year = {2018}, pages = {1{\textendash}25}, abstract = {

The taxonomy of French ninespined sticklebacks (Pungitius spp.) has long been controversial. To clarify the taxonomy in this group, we use mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear\  (RNF213) sequence markers, as well as morphological data. In France, both genetic markers discriminate three evolutionary lineages. Morphological analysis on fresh and type specimens supports the different lineages and the existence of three species in France. Pungitius pungitius, occurring in the North of France and Rhone basin, is characterized by specimens longer than 35 mm SL, by a flat head with a straight or slightly concave snout, typically 9{\textendash}10 dorsal spines, 10{\textendash}11 dorsal soft rays, 9{\textendash}10 anal soft rays, 0{\textendash}12 scutes on the caudal peduncle with a keel reaching the last anal-fin ray, longer pelvic fin, post-dorsal and caudal peduncle lengths, and a slim caudal peduncle (caudal peduncle depth/ length 11.8\%{\textendash}21.9\%). Pungitius laevis, occurring in France, in the English Channel basins and Loire drainage, differs from the other species by a head rounded with concave snout in specimens longer than 35 mm SL, accentuating the impression of fleshy lips, 0{\textendash}4 scutes on the caudal peduncle and a higher caudal peduncle depth/length ratio (15.7\%{\textendash} 34.5\%). Finally, Pungitius vulgaris, endemic to the Vienne River and rivers of south-western France as far north as the Garonne estuary, is differentiated by a rounded head with a straight or slightly convex snout, the absence of scutes on the caudal peduncle and by having 11 pectoral-fin rays. Our data confirm the existence of a hybridization zone in the North of France between P. pungitius and P. laevis. As a result, Pungitius lotharingus is invalid, as it was described based on hybrid specimens. A lectotype for P. laevis was designated because the syntypes included hybrids. This revision provides new perspectives for evolutionary biology studies and will have consequences for Pungitius conservation in France.

}, keywords = {France, Integrative taxonomy, mitochondrial DNA COI, Pungitius, RNF213}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Persat, Henri and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Geiger Mathias and Freyhof, J and Fesquet, J and Philippe Keith} } @article {4429, title = {The freshwater fish fauna history between Rhine and Ebro: general considerations and comments from on-going developments in fish taxonomy.}, journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science}, volume = {2}, year = {2015}, author = {Persat, Henri and Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Philippe Keith} } @article {3847, title = {Invalidity of Gasterosteus gymnurus (Cuvier, 1829) (Actinopterygii, Gasterosteidae) according to integrative taxonomy. }, journal = {Cybium}, volume = {39}, year = {2015}, pages = {37-45}, keywords = {Cytochrome C, Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus Gasterosteus gymnurus Gasterosteus islandicus, Integrative taxonomy, oxidase subunit 1}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Geiger Mathias and Persat, Henri and Philippe Keith and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s} } @article {3131, title = {Morphological and molecular evidence of three species of pikes Esox spp. (Actinopterygii, Esocidae) in France, including the description of a new species}, journal = {Comptes Rendus Biologies}, volume = {337}, year = {2014}, pages = {521-534}, abstract = {

This integrative taxonomy study of French pikes compares morphological characters and molecular sequence data (mitochondrial COI and nuclear Plagl2 genes). In addition to the expected E.\ lucius, DNA sequences and morphology both support a new species in France, E.\ aquitanicus sp. nov. from the Charente to the Adour drainages. It is characterized by a color pattern of sides with narrow 1{\textendash}1.5-scale-wide oblique vertical bands, conferring it a marbled coat, a snout only 0.9 times larger than the postorbital length, an anal fin basis 1.1{\textendash}1.2 times larger than the caudal peduncle length, 101 to 121 lateral scales, 53 to 57 vertebrae, as well as 24 diagnostic sites in the COI gene and 3 in the Plagl2 gene. Partial COI sequences (131bp) from modern and historical specimens indicate also the presence of E.\ cisalpinus and E.\ lucius during the 19th century in Lake Geneva. Morphological and molecular data points to a possible hybridization between E.\ lucius with both other local pike species, representing a risk for them. Their endangerment status should be evaluated rapidly in order to take conservation measures.

}, keywords = {Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, Esox aquitanicus, Esox cisalpinus, France, Integrative taxonomy, New species, Pleiomorphic adenoma gene-like 2}, issn = {16310691}, doi = {10.1016/j.crvi.2014.07.002}, author = {Denys, Ga{\"e}l and Dettai, Agn{\`e}s and Persat, Henri and M{\'e}lyne Hautecoeur and Philippe Keith} }