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]
| Platygobiopsis akihito | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Platygobiopsis |
| Species: | P. akihito |
| Binomial name | |
| Platygobiopsis akihito V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1992 | |
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Platygobiopsis akihito" in 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.
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