A newly described species of brown-and-white Philippine butterflyfish—the charismatic Roa rumsfeldi—made a fantastic, 7,000-mile journey before surprising scientists with its unknown status. Live ...

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 up in ...

Scientists from NOAA and the Bishop Museum have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern ...

Climate change is causing massive coral reef bleaching events and these, in turn, are triggering more frequent fights between coral reef fishes over diminishing food resources Butterflyfish are ...

The Chevroned Butterflyfish, a colorful fish found in tropical oceans around the world, faces extinction due to overexploitation, pollution and climate change, report researchers writing in 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 Ocean.

Lancaster University marine biologist Sally Keith and her colleagues were looking into how the behaviour of butterflyfish might vary geographically — but then a mass coral bleaching event hit, and the ...

Scientists have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from NOAA and the Bishop Museum have published a ...