taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19173991/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19173991	FIGURE 2. Unpaired fins in Gouania. (a) Bony structures were obtained from microCT scans of G. willdenowi, which show rudimentary parts of anal and dorsal fins fused with the caudal fin; (b) image of a live specimen of G. adriatica in the natural habitat showing the overall worm-like habitus and absent unpaired fins. The drawing and the photo by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 2. Unpaired fins in Gouania. (a) Bony structures were obtained from microCT scans of G. willdenowi, which show rudimentary parts of anal and dorsal fins fused with the caudal fin; (b) image of a live specimen of G. adriatica in the natural habitat showing the overall worm-like habitus and absent unpaired fins. The drawing and the photo by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19173993/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19173993	FIGURE 3. Head morphology and difference among different Gouania species. (a) G. adriatica; (b) G. willdenowi; (c) G. hofrichteri; (d) G. pigra; and (e) G. orientalis. Posterior angle of jaws marked with dashed line. The longitudinal infralateral and suborbital transversal rows of superficial neuromasts as photographs. Posterior opercular edge tips marked with arrows. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Wagner et al. (2021).	FIGURE 3. Head morphology and difference among different Gouania species. (a) G. adriatica; (b) G. willdenowi; (c) G. hofrichteri; (d) G. pigra; and (e) G. orientalis. Posterior angle of jaws marked with dashed line. The longitudinal infralateral and suborbital transversal rows of superficial neuromasts as photographs. Posterior opercular edge tips marked with arrows. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Wagner et al. (2021).	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19173995/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19173995	FIGURE 4. Opeatogenys gracilis with subopercular spine marked with arrows. (a) Head; (b) operculum. The drawing and the photo by M. Kovačić.	FIGURE 4. Opeatogenys gracilis with subopercular spine marked with arrows. (a) Head; (b) operculum. The drawing and the photo by M. Kovačić.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19173997/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19173997	FIGURE 5. Shape of anterior nostril marked with arrows. (a) Lepadogaster candolii; (b) Lepadogaster lepadogaster. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	FIGURE 5. Shape of anterior nostril marked with arrows. (a) Lepadogaster candolii; (b) Lepadogaster lepadogaster. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19173999/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19173999	FIGURE 6. Unpaired fins, dorsal and anal fin posterior edge marked with arrows. a) Lepadogaster candolii; b) Lepadogaster lepadogaster. Drawings by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 6. Unpaired fins, dorsal and anal fin posterior edge marked with arrows. a) Lepadogaster candolii; b) Lepadogaster lepadogaster. Drawings by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174001/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174001	FIGURE 7. Predorsal area coloration with eyespots (ocelli) marked with arrows. a) Lepadogaster lepadogaster; b) Lepadogaster purpurea. Drawings by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 7. Predorsal area coloration with eyespots (ocelli) marked with arrows. a) Lepadogaster lepadogaster; b) Lepadogaster purpurea. Drawings by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174004/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174004	FIGURE 8. Sucking disc of (a) Lepadogaster lepadogaster; (b) Lepadogaster purpurea. Drawings by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 8. Sucking disc of (a) Lepadogaster lepadogaster; (b) Lepadogaster purpurea. Drawings by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174008/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174008	FIGURE 9. Lacrymal sensory canal, pores marked with arrows. (a) Diplecogaster bimaculata; (b) Apletodon incognitus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	FIGURE 9. Lacrymal sensory canal, pores marked with arrows. (a) Diplecogaster bimaculata; (b) Apletodon incognitus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174010/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174010	FIGURE 10. Anterior part of the sucking disc, lateral sides of the central part of the anterior half of the disc between regions A and C marked with arrows. (a) Diplecogaster umutturali and (b) Apletodon incognitus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995) and Bilecenoğlu et al. (2017).	FIGURE 10. Anterior part of the sucking disc, lateral sides of the central part of the anterior half of the disc between regions A and C marked with arrows. (a) Diplecogaster umutturali and (b) Apletodon incognitus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995) and Bilecenoğlu et al. (2017).	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174012/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174012	FIGURE 11. Finding of the pectoral ray that is opposite to upper attachment of the gill membrane in Diplecogaster umutturali marked by the red line. The drawing by M. Kovačić.	FIGURE 11. Finding of the pectoral ray that is opposite to upper attachment of the gill membrane in Diplecogaster umutturali marked by the red line. The drawing by M. Kovačić.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFEEFFD7FF7BFCACFA3DFD80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174014/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174014	FIGURE 12. Mandibular sensory canal, position marked with arrows. (a) Present in Apletodon incognitus; (b) absent in Apletodon dentatus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	FIGURE 12. Mandibular sensory canal, position marked with arrows. (a) Present in Apletodon incognitus; (b) absent in Apletodon dentatus. The drawings were modified by M. Wagner after Hofrichter (1995).	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFE1FFDEFF7BFF31FC31FD97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174016/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174016	FIGURE 13. Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887). Preserved male, PMRVP3068, 31.0 mm standard length, caudal fin damaged, photo by M. Kovačić.	FIGURE 13. Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887). Preserved male, PMRVP3068, 31.0 mm standard length, caudal fin damaged, photo by M. Kovačić.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFE0FFDDFF7BF8D8FB29FB12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174018/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174018	FIGURE 14. Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997. (a) Preserved female, PMR VP6033, 32.8 + 6.0 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	FIGURE 14. Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997. (a) Preserved female, PMR VP6033, 32.8 + 6.0 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFE3FFC3FF7BFAE4FF41FE23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174020/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174020	FIGURE 15. Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3827, 23.9 + 6.7 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by G. Liguori.	FIGURE 15. Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3827, 23.9 + 6.7 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by G. Liguori.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFFDFFC2FF7BFE34FE31FD67.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174022/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174022	FIGURE 16. Diplecogaster umutturali Bilecenoğlu, YokeŞ & Kovačić, 2017. (a) Preserved holotype, ESFM-PIS/2005-005, standard length 26.9 mm, no caudal fin length data, photo M. Bilecenoğlu; (b) alive individual, photo by M.B. YokeŞ.	FIGURE 16. Diplecogaster umutturali Bilecenoğlu, YokeŞ & Kovačić, 2017. (a) Preserved holotype, ESFM-PIS/2005-005, standard length 26.9 mm, no caudal fin length data, photo M. Bilecenoğlu; (b) alive individual, photo by M.B. YokeŞ.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFFCFFC1FF7BFCF1FC72F872.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174026/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174026	FIGURE 17. Gouania adriatica Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4618, male, 41.4+6.8 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 17. Gouania adriatica Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4618, male, 41.4+6.8 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFFEFFC7FF7BFB3FFE54FB0B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174028/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174028	FIGURE 18. Gouania hofrichteri Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4595, male, 30.4+3.7 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 18. Gouania hofrichteri Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4595, male, 30.4+3.7 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFF9FFC5FF7BFB1DFC40FECF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174030/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174030	FIGURE 19. Gouania orientalis Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4585, male, 32.8+4.9 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 19. Gouania orientalis Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller, 2020, PMR VP4585, male, 32.8+4.9 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFFBFFC4FF7BFE59FA92FA4F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174032/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174032	FIGURE 20. Gouania pigra (Nardo, 1827), PMR VP3529, female, 43.1 + 5.0 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 20. Gouania pigra (Nardo, 1827), PMR VP3529, female, 43.1 + 5.0 mm. (a) Preserved specimen; (b) alive individual. Photos by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFFAFFCAFF7BF9D9FDD6FC47.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174034/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174034	FIGURE 21. Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP4574, 46.1+6.6 mm, photo by M. Wagner; (b) alive individual, photo by J. Renoult.	FIGURE 21. Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP4574, 46.1+6.6 mm, photo by M. Wagner; (b) alive individual, photo by J. Renoult.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFF4FFC8FF7BFBD0FDAAFE23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174036/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174036	FIGURE 22. Lepadogaster candolii (Risso, 1810). (a) Preserved female, PMR VP5511, 36.8 + 7.7 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	FIGURE 22. Lepadogaster candolii (Risso, 1810). (a) Preserved female, PMR VP5511, 36.8 + 7.7 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFF6FFCFFF7BF99DFB13FA4A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174038/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174038	FIGURE 23. Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3610, 40.4 + 7.6 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	FIGURE 23. Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3610, 40.4 + 7.6 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by D. Trkov.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFF1FFCDFF7BF9C9FE55FE07.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174040/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174040	FIGURE 24. Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788), PMR VP4055, female, 31.8+5.3 mm. (a) Preserved specimen, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by M. Wagner.	FIGURE 24. Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788), PMR VP4055, female, 31.8+5.3 mm. (a) Preserved specimen, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by M. Wagner.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
681A1027FFF3FFCCFF7BFE11FCFCFC0E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/19174042/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19174042	FIGURE 25. Opeatogenys gracilis (Canestrini, 1864). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3724, 15.9 + 3.8 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by T. Menut.	FIGURE 25. Opeatogenys gracilis (Canestrini, 1864). (a) Preserved male, PMR VP3724, 15.9 + 3.8 mm, photo by M. Kovačić; (b) alive individual, photo by T. Menut.	2026-02-10	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian		Zenodo	biologists	Kovačić, Marcelo;Tiralongo, Francesco;Wagner, Maximilian			
