Protogobiesox asymmetricus, is a species of fish in the family Gobiesocidae endemic to the deep-water off the north coast of Papua New Guinea. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] It is found in association with sunken logs and its unusual lateral symmetry may be an adaptation for this habitat.[2] This species was described by Ronald Fricke, Chen Jhen-Nien and Chen Wei-Jen from a type locality of northeast of Taviltae, Madang Province in Papua New Guinea and these authors placed it in its own subfamily the Protogobiesocinae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Protogobiesox |
| Species: | P. asymmetricus
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| Binomial name | |
| Protogobiesox asymmetricus | |
References
edit- ^ a b Fricke, R., Chen, J.-N. & Chen, W.-J. (2016): New case of lateral asymmetry in fishes: A new subfamily, genus and species of deep water clingfishes from Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 340 (1): 47–62.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protogobiesox asymmetricus year-2019". FishBase.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gobiesocidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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