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Akihito vanuatu in Vanuatu

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Akihito vanuatu   Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Sicydiinae			picture (Akvan_m0.jpg) by Watson, R.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 75882); 3.93 cm SL (female)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Oceania: Vanuatu.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10. This species is characterized by the following; females with closely-set, slightly flexible tricuspid premaxillary teeth and 0-1 canine-like tooth at the posterior tip of the premaxilla; immature males with conical teeth posterior to tricuspid teeth; adult males with only fixed recurved conical to canine-like teeth; scales are much higher than long, along lateral midline between second dorsal and anal fins; few ctenoid scales midlaterally in males while only cycloid scales in females, and female scales are generally smaller than in males (Ref. 75882).
Biology:	Inhabits swift, clear streams with rocky bottom; the species utilizes presence of heavy rains to migrate to the sea or to the river. The mature specimens were collected at an altitude of 300 m. Few specimens were found to have fed on aquatic insects and crustacean (Ref. 75882)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Watson, R.E., P. Keith and G. Marquet. 2007. (Ref. 75882)
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Vanuatu country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality, stream near Pauls Conservation, Ambae, Penama Province, MNHN 2006-771 (holotype of Akihito vanuatu, 3.99 cm SL, male) (Ref. 75882).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Vanuatu/vanuatu.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Watson, R.E., P. Keith and G. Marquet, 2007
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