The common longnose butterflyfish (pictured) is one of two longnose butterflyfish species found in Hawaii. Its Hawaiian name is lauwiliwili nukunuku ‘oi‘oi. -- Maui Ocean Center photo Growing ...

The bleaching particularly affected Acropora coral, the main food source for the butterflyfish. A photo taken on Dec. 5, 2020 shows a butterflyfish taking shelter in Acropora coral colonies at ...

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Because they are relatively well studied, scientists generally don’t expect to come across a new butterflyfish species. But that’s exactly what happened on an expedition by scientists with the ...

This beautiful, six-inch--long butterfly fish is just one of about 25 species of butterflyfish that live in Hawai i, but it also lives all through out the tropical Pacific Ocean and the Indian ...

A new species of striped Philippine butterflyfish -- the charismatic Roa rumsfeldi -- made a fantastic, 7,000-mile journey before surprising scientists with its unknown status. Live specimens ...

But butterflyfish hybrids are elusive and serendipitous, seemingly unlikely to become a species of their own or to replace the species they descend from, and so we do not give them permanent names.

Butterflyfish avoid coral that has come in contact with seaweed, research shows. This is the first study to evaluate how coral-seaweed interactions affect coral associated reef fishes, a key ...

Animal Crossing would have us believe that the black bass is the most metal fish in the ocean, but it doesn’t even come close to the wrought-iron butterflyfish.This fish looks like it’s been cast in ...

A raccoon butterflyfish on a coral reef in Egypt's Red Sea. The vast majority of aquarium fish come from countries with known cyanide fishing problems. Jane Gould / Alamy The raccoon butterflyfish ...