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.

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