Akihito (fish)

Akihito is a genus of gobies native to streams in Vanuatu.

Akihito
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

References

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


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