Akihito vanuatu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Genus: | Akihito |
Species: | A. vanuatu
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Binomial name | |
Akihito vanuatu |
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]