Palutrus

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Palutrus
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Palutrus pruinosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Palutrus
J. L. B. Smith, 1959
Type species
Palutrus reticularis
J. L. B. Smith, 1959

Palutrus is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. [1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Palutrus in FishBase . June 2013 version.