Biology:Platygobiopsis akihito
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Short description: Species of goby
Platygobiopsis akihito | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Platygobiopsis |
Species: | P. akihito
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Binomial name | |
Platygobiopsis akihito V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1992
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Platygobiopsis akihito" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "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
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