''Prionobutis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fishes in the family
Butidae
Butidae is a family of sleeper gobies in the order Gobiiformes. The family was formerly classified as a subfamily of the Eleotridae but the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as a family in its own right. Molecular phylogenetic anal ...
native to
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
and
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Prionobutis dasyrhynchus
''Prionobutis'' is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae native to Borneo and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( t ...
''
( Günther, 1868)
* ''
Prionobutis microps
''Prionobutis'' is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae native to Borneo and Papua New Guinea.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Prionobutis dasyrhynchus
''Prionobutis'' is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae nati ...
''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (small-eyed loter)
References
Butidae
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