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Platygobiopsis akihito

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Platygobiopsis akihito
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Platygobiopsis
Species:
P. akihito
Binomial name
Platygobiopsis akihito

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

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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

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platygobiopsis akihito". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.