Biology:Akihito (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Akihito
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Etymology

This genus is named after Japan ese Emperor Akihito who has contributed much to the study of gobies.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

See also

References

  1. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 6 December 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes2/. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Akihito in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q555704 entry