Monophyletic: Refers to a group of species that all have a single common ancestral species.
Mooching: A method of fishing in which you leave your bait on the bottom and jerk it upwards periodically to attract fish.
This genus is not monophyletic.[3] A monophyletic group within Hyphessobrycon has been hypothesized, termed the rosy tetra clade; this group is based upon coloration pattern and the shape of dorsal and anal fins of males.
In phylogenetic analysis (Lehtonen 2006; Lehtonen & Myllys 2008) Echinodorus was found to be polyphyletic [=the last common ancestor is not included in the genus] and in order to obtain a monophyletic [=a clade (here genus) consisting of the last ...
Peckoltia and Hemiancistrus are almost certainly not monophyletic and perhaps Ancistomus may have a role to play in the future unravelling of this particular barrel of fish.
 See also: Species, Water, Aquarium, Fish, Genus
  
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