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This taxon has long been known as non-monophyletic. For one of many confirmations see Wainwright et al. 2012. Subordines Blennioidei and Gobiesocoidei removed by Wainwright et al., 2012
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[edit]- Wainwright, P.C., Smith, W.L., Price, S.A., Tang, K.L., Sparks, J.S., Ferry, L.A., Kuhn, K.L., Eytan, R.I. & Near, T.J. 2012. The evolution of pharyngognathy: a phylogenetic and functional appraisal of the pharyngeal jaw key innovation in labroid fishes and beyond. Systematic biology 61(6): 1001–1027. PDF. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys060 Reference page.