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Emperor Akihito inspects Coelacanth

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) views a Coelacanth at a laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama on Oct. 5, 2009, prior to its dissection. The emperor is a member of the Ichthyological Society of Japan and is known for his study of goby. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Emperor Akihito inspects Coelacanth

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) views a Coelacanth at a laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama on Oct. 5, 2009, prior to its dissection. The emperor is a member of the Ichthyological Society of Japan and is known for his study of goby. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Emperor at Ichthyological Society of Japan

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C standing) attends an annual meeting of the Ichthyological Society of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor at Ichthyological Society of Japan

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) attends an annual meeting of the Ichthyological Society of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor at Ichthyological Society of Japan

Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) visits a panel exhibition after attending an annual meeting of Ichthyological Society of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Talking of fish?

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko chat with each other during a reception of an international symposium on fish diversity held Feb. 24 at the National Science Museum in Ueno, Tokyo in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the emperor's ascension to the throne. The emperor, a member of the Ichthyological Society of Japan, has been involved in researching the taxonomy of gobies, a species of small fish.