Scientists have named pink-and-yellow coral-reef fish — found exclusively within the protected area in Hawaii — in honour of Mr. Obama. The fish now bears the formal scientific name Tosanoides obama .
The fish was discovered during a June 2016 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expedition to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Hawaiian Islands.
On August 26, at the urging of the Hawaii Democrat Senator Brian Schatz, and various conservationists and marine scientists, Mr. Obama had expanded the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. At 15,08,870 sq.km, it is the largest permanent marine protected area on Earth.
