Scientists have named a fish species after President Barack Obama. Get the Free Tracker App to find a Luvabella in Stock The fish was recently discovered by a scuba diver named Richard Pyle in Papahānaumokuākea at the depths of 300 feet and is the only know fish species to be discovered with this marine national monument, which is home to more than 7,000 species including endangered seals, seabirds and turtles. All of the other 17 genera and 22 fish species are found only in the northwest Hawaiian Islands in and around the monument.The maroon and gold creature belongs to genus Tosanoides and has been named Obama to acknowledge President’s decision for establishing world’s largest protected area in Hawaii. The existing ocean reserve off Hawaii will expand to more than half a million square miles after adding 442,781 square miles into it. That’s twice the size of Texas. The purpose of this expansion is to preserve the marine environment and vast array of marine life living inside it.“It’s very reminiscent of Obama’s (campaign) logo,” said Richard Pyle, who discovered the fish species in June this year. “How appropriate that a fish we were thinking about naming after him anyway, just to… Read full this story
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