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Gobionidae
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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]

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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]

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Genera

These genera are included in the subfamily Gobioninae according to Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes:[2]

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Partial fossil skeleton of Varhostichthys

The extinct gobionines †Protothymallus Laube, 1901 and †Varhostichthys Obrhelová, 1969 are known from the Early to Late Oligocene of Europe.[4][5]

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