Suborder GOBIESOCOIDEI

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This suborder contains a single family, Gobiesocidae (Nelson 1994). Our understanding of the relationships of the family have changed considerably over the last 50 years. Gosline (1970) suggested a relationship with Draconettidae and Callionymidae, subsequently supported by Patterson & Rosen (1989) and followed by Nelson (1994, 2006). Some workers, such as Greenwood et al. (1966), suggested a more primitive association with paracanthopterygians. Several workers, including Hayashi et al. (1986) have questioned the relationship with callionymids and draconettids and Jamieson (1991) suggested a possible relationship with batracoidiformes. Springer & Johnson (2004) placed the group as a suborder of the Callionymioidei. Nelson (2006) retained the suborder Gobiesocoidei, but accepted a close relationship between Gobiesocoidei and Callionymioidei.

General References

Gosline, W.A. 1970. A reinterpretation of the teleostean fish order Gobiesociformes. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 37(19): 363-382

Greenwood, P.H., Rosen, D.E., Weitzman, S.H. & Myers, G.S. 1966. Phyletic studies of teleostean fishes with a provisional classification of living forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 131(4): 339-456 figs 1-9 pls 21-23

Hayashi, M., Hagiware, K. & Hayashi, H. 1986. Osteology of the cling fishes in Japan (Family: Gobiesociedae). Science Reports of the Yokosuka City Museum 34: 39-66

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1991. Fish Evolution and Systematics: evidence from spermatozoa. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 319 pp.

Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Patterson, C. & Rosen, D.E. 1989. The Paracanthopterygii revisited: order and disorder. pp. 5-36 in Cohen, D.M. (ed.). Papers on the systematics of gadiform fishes. Science Series. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 32: 1-262

Springer, V.G. & Johnson, D.G. 2004. Study of the dorsal gill-arch musculature of teleostome fishes, with special reference to the Actinopterygii. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 11: 1-260

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