Newly discovered fish named after President Obama
Q. Fish belonging to which genus has been named after President Barack Obama in September 2016?- Published on 06 Sep 16a. Tosanoides
b. Kosanoides
c. Josanoides
d. Rosanoides
ANSWER: Tosanoides
Fish of the genus Tosanoides was named in honour of Obama for his commitment to protecting nature through the creation of the world’s largest marine reserve.
- Obama was honoured for his commitment towards protecting nature through the expansion of the Papanahaumokaukea Marine National Monument.
- Scientists named the small maroon and gold fish species after President Obama
- It was discovered 300 feet deep in the waters off Kure Atoll in the Pacific ocean
- This fish was discovered in June during the research trip to the world’s northernmost atoll, Kure.
- Atolls are ring shaped reef, island or chain of islands formed of corals
- Fish is found only within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a world heritage site encompassing 1510000 square kilometre of ocean waters.
- This includes 10 islands and atolls of the NW Hawaiian islands
- The site is the largest swath of protected land or water on earth- it is home to millions of seabirds, turtles and monk seals and more than 7000 species.
- Richard Pyle, a marine biologist at Bishop Museum in Hawaii recognised the new species of fish
- This is not the first time a fish has been named after the US President.
- Species of farmers found in Duck River and Buffalo River in US was named Etheostoma obama in 2012
