Gobionidae | |
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A white-finned gudgeon (Romanogobio belingi) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
Family: | Gobionidae Bleeker, 1863 |
Gobioninae is a monophyletic [1] family of Eurasian cyprinoid fishes. This is a species rich clade which, as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae was divided into five tribes: Gobionini, Pseudogobionini, Hemibarbini, Coreiini, and Sarcocheilichthyini. These subdivisions are not recognised by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes . [2]
To adapt to different masticatory operations, members of the Gobioninae developed various types of pharyngeal bones and teeth; some have intermediate pharyngeal bones with rows of diverse teeth (conical, compressed, and coarsely compressed), others have broad pharyngeal bones with a single row of molar teeth. [3] Some Gobioninae have narrow pharyngeal bones with a row of extremely compressed teeth. [3]
These genera are included in the subfamily Gobioninae according to Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: [2]