Platygobiopsis akihito
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platygobiopsis akihito". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.