Gobioninae is a monophyletic subfamily of

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cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ver ...

fishes. A species-rich subfamily, it is divided into five

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: Gobionini, Pseudogobionini, Hemibarbini, Coreiini, and Sarcocheilichthyini. To adapt to different

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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. Some Gobioninae have narrow pharyngeal bones with a row of extremely compressed teeth.

Genera

These genera are included in the subfamily Gobioninae according to Fishbase: * '' Abbottina'' * '' Acanthogobio'' * '' Belligobio'' * '' Biwia'' * '' Coreius'' * '' Coreoleuciscus'' * ''

Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the following species. * '' Gnathopogon caerulescens'' ( Sauvage, 1883) * '' Gnathopogon elongatus'' ...

'' * '' Gobio'' * '' Gobiobotia'' * '' Gobiocypris'' * '' Hemibarbus'' * '' Huigobio'' * '' Ladislavia'' * '' Mesogobio'' * '' Microphysogobio'' * '' Paracanthobrama'' * '' Paraleucogobio'' * '' Parasqualidus'' * '' Platysmacheilus'' * '' Pseudogobio'' * '' Pseudopungtungia'' * ''

Pseudorasbora ''Pseudorasbora'' is a genus of small freshwater fish native to eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Siberia. ''P. parva'', has been Introduced species, introduced to regions outside its native range and is considered Invasive species, ...

'' * '' Pungtungia'' * '' Rhinogobio'' * '' Romanogobio'' * '' Sarcocheilichthys'' * ''

Saurogobio ''Saurogobio'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''Saurogobio dabryi'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1871 (Chinese lizard gudgeon) * ''Saurogobio dumerili'' Pieter Ble ...

'' * '' Squalidus'' * '' Xenophysogobio''

References

Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{cyprinidae-stub