Diversifying the Northern Neotropics: Phylogenomics and Evolutionary History of the Early-Diverging Herichthyine Cichlids Thorichthys and Trichromis
Diego J. Elías, Fernando Alda, Isaí Betancourt-Resendes, ALEJANDRO DÍAZ-FLORES, Omár Domínguez‐Domínguez, Sheila Rodríguez-Machado, Ernesto Velásquez-Velásquez, Kyle R. Piller, Wilfredo Antonio Matamoros, Susan Mochel, Kevin A Swagel, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Caleb D. McMahan
This study uses phylogenomic data to explore the evolutionary history and diversification of two cichlid genera, revealing unrecognized diversity, species boundary uncertainty, and ghost introgression in northern Neotropical fish.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology