Biology:Platygobiopsis akihito

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Short description: Species of goby

Platygobiopsis akihito
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Platygobiopsis
Species:
P. akihito
Binomial name
Platygobiopsis akihito
V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1992

Platygobiopsis akihito, the Imperial goby, is a species of goby known only from the area of Flores, Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).[1]

Etymology

The goby is named for Emeritus Emperor Akihito of Japan (b. 1933), honoring his contribution to the expansion of knowledge of gobioid fishes.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Platygobiopsis akihito" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3290636 entry