Newly discovered fish named after Obama; its his second!
September 04, 2016  18:53
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Scientists have named a small maroon and gold fish species after the US PresidentBarack Obama which was discovered 300 feet deep in the waters of Kure Atoll in the Pacific ocean. 

The fish, of the genus Tosanoides, was named in honour of Obama for his commitment to protecting nature through the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, researchers said.

It was discovered in June this year during a research trip to Kure, the world's northernmost atoll.

This is not the first fish to be named after Obama. A species of darters found only in the Duck River and the Buffalo River in US was named Etheostoma obama in 2012.
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