Data from: Body shape convergence driven by small size optimum in marine angelfishes

Bruno Frédérich, Francesco Santini, Nicolai Konow, Joseph Schnitzler, David Lecchini & Michael E. Alfaro
Convergent evolution of small body size occurs across many vertebrate clades and may reflect an evolutionary response to shared selective pressures. However it remains unclear if other aspects of phenotype undergo convergent evolution in miniaturized lineages. Here we present a comparative analysis of body size and shape evolution in marine angelfishes (Pomacanthidae), a reef fish family characterized by repeated transitions to small body size. We ask if lineages that evolve small sizes show convergent evolution...

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