PRJNA427117
Odontobutidae Raw sequence reads
This is a much-needed revision and phylogeny of genera within the gobiiform family Odontobutidae. Odontibutidae is restricted to east Asia and has received little revisionary attention, even though it is an important part of gobiiform diversity. Odontobutids are distinct from the majority of gobiiforms; they are larger-bodied, less morphologically reduced, and restricted to freshwater. It has recently been demonstrated that Odontobutidae + the similarly generalized Rhyacichthyidae form a clade exclusive of all other gobies, but the genera within Odontobutidae have not been adequately considered until now. The group is not diverse, but contains examples of morphologies intermediate between Perciformes and the “higher” Gobiiformes.