Akihito vanuatu

Akihito vanuatu
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Akihito
Species:	A. vanuatu
Binomial name
	Akihito vanuatu; Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007

Akihito vanuatu, the Vanuatu's emperor, is a species of fish in the family Oxudercidae, the gobies. It is endemic to Vanuatu, where it inhabits streams and pools.^[1] Males of this species can reach a length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in) SL while females can reach 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.^[2]

This species was described to science in 2007. A new genus was erected for it, the name honoring Emperor Akihito, an ichthyologist and expert on gobies.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Boseto, D. (2012). "Akihito vanuatu". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196323A2445621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196323A2445621.en.
^ "Akihito vanuatu". FishBase. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^ Watson, R. E., Keith, P., & Marquet, G. (2007). Akihito vanuatu, a new genus and new species of freshwater goby (Sicydiinae) from the South Pacific. Cybium 31(3), 341-49.

External links

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[iucn-1] Boseto, D. (2012). "Akihito vanuatu". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196323A2445621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196323A2445621.en.

[FishBase_-_Akihito_vanuatu-2] "Akihito vanuatu". FishBase. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[3] Watson, R. E., Keith, P., & Marquet, G. (2007). Akihito vanuatu, a new genus and new species of freshwater goby (Sicydiinae) from the South Pacific. Cybium 31(3), 341-49.

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