Tosanoides obama

Tosanoides obama
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Tosanoides
Species:	T. obama
Binomial name
Tosanoides obama Pyle, Greene & Kosaki, 2016 [1]

Tosanoides obama, Obama's basslet, is a coral reef fish species from the family Anthiadidae.[2] It was discovered in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii. Tosanoides obama was named after former US President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to preserve natural environments including expanding the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. It was first discovered and described by Richard Pyle, Brian Greene and Randall Kosaki in December 2016.[1] They also noted a distinctive spot on the male's dorsal fin reminiscent of Obama's campaign logo.[3] The fish live in small groups in holes in reefs at a depth of around 90 m. Following the discovery the size of the reserve was increased. This fish also looks like damselfishes, not to be confused. [4]

Tosanoides obama is one of six species in the genus Tosanoides.[5]

See also

• List of things named after Barack Obama
• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

References

1. Pyle, Richard L.; Greene, Brian D.; Kosaki, Randall K. (2016). "Tosanoides obama, a new basslet (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae) from deep coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands". ZooKeys (641): 165–181. doi:10.3897/zookeys.641.11500. PMC 5240353. PMID 28138296.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tosanoides obama". FishBase. December 2019 version.
3. Craig Welch (2 September 2016). "A Fish Called Obama—Newly Discovered Species Named for President". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
4. Blackman, Stuart (2017). "New Species. Obama's Basslet". Wildlife. Vol. 35, no. 4. Bristol: BBC. p. 15.
5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tosanoides". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2020.