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.

A new genus was erected for it, the name honoring Emperor Akihito, an ichthyologist and expert on gobies.

This Oxudercidae-related article is a stub.