Akihito (fish)
Akihito is a genus of gobies native to streams in Vanuatu.
| Akihito | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Sicydiinae |
| Genus: | Akihito Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| Akihito vanuatu Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 | |
Etymology
This genus is named after Japanese Emperor Akihito who has contributed much to the study of gobies.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Akihito futuna Keith, Marquet & Watson, 2008 (Futuna's emperor)
- Akihito vanuatu Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 (Vanuatu's emperor)
See also
- Exyrias akihito, species of the genus Exyrias named after Akihito
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (6 December 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Akihito in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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