| Protogobiesox asymmetricus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Protogobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Protogobiesox |
| Species: | P. asymmetricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protogobiesox asymmetricus | |
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. [2] It is found in association with sunken logs and its unusual lateral asymmetry may be an adaptation for this habitat. [3] 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] though this was later expanded with two other genera. [4]
