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Protogobiesox asymmetricus Fricke, Chen & Chen, 2016

Asymmetrical deep-water clingfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Asymmetrical deep-water clingfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Protogobiesox asymmetricus, Madang Province, northeast of Taviltae (Ref. 117884).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., J.-N. Chen and W.-J. Chen, 2016
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Protogobiesocinae
Etymology: Protogobiesox: ‘‘ancestral gobiesocid;’’ it refers to the pelvic fins resembling the putative ancestral form of gobiesocids.;  asymmetricus: Named for the unusual asymmetry of head and body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 370 - 560 m (Ref. 117884).   Deep-water

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