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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Sicydiinae |
| Genus: | Akihito Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| Akihito vanuatu Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 | |
Akihito is a genus of gobies native to streams in Vanuatu.
Etymology
This genus is named after Japanese Emperor Akihito who has contributed much to the study of gobies.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
- Akihito futuna Keith, Marquet & Watson, 2008 (Futuna's emperor)
- Akihito vanuatu Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 (Vanuatu's emperor)
See also
- Exyrias akihito, species of the genus Exyrias named after Akihito
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (6 December 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Akihito". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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