Revision and phylogenetic placement of one of the earliest freshwater gobies from the Lower Oligocene of Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2024.2406964" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2024.2406964</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2024.2406964" target="_blank" >10.1080/08912963.2024.2406964</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Revision and phylogenetic placement of one of the earliest freshwater gobies from the Lower Oligocene of Central Europe
Original language description
Gobioid fishes (Teleostei) are renowned for their remarkable species diversity in marine and freshwater environments, making their evolutionary history a fascinating study subject. Among their oldest known fossils is the small-sized freshwater goby ‘Gobius’ gracilis from the Lower Oligocene of Central Europe, which has not undergone a detailed investigation since its first description. Here, we present a comprehensive re-analysis of ‘G.’ gracilis using type specimens and new material from museum collections. We show that this species possesses a unique combination of traits, leading to the establishment of a new genus, †Laubeichthys gen. nov. Phylogenetic analyses using Bayesian Inference (BI) recover †Laubeichthys gen. nov. as a stem member of the extinct family †Pirskeniidae and suggest a sister relationship between the family Thalasseleotrididae (ocean sleepers) and †Laubeichthys gen. nov. + †Pirskeniidae. Maximum parsimony analyses do not contradict such a relationship, but the trees are less resolved. Today, the Thalasseleotrididae includes four marine species that are restricted to the Southwest Pacific. In contrast, †Pirskeniidae and †Laubeichthys gen. nov. inhabited freshwater environments in Central Europe. Our findings provide new insights into the evolutionary history and historical biogeography of gobioid fishes and highlight the dynamic nature of their past diversity and distribution.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10506 - Paleontology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Historical Biology
ISSN
0891-2963
e-ISSN
1029-2381
Volume of the periodical
73
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
19
Pages from-to
2071-2089
UT code for WoS article
001329847900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85206158134