The Systematics and Distribution of the Lophiid Anglerfishes: III. Intergeneric Relationships

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The phylogenetic relationships of the four lophiid genera, Sladenia, Lophiodes, Lophiomus and Lophius, are explored. An hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships is proposed based on an analysis of the distribution of shared derived states of 12 morphological characters. It is proposed that Sladenia is the most primitive genus, that Lophiodes is the primitive sister group of Lophiomus and Lophius, and that Lophius is the most derived of the four genera. A key to the genera is provided.

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