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 ...

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.

A species of butterfly fish discovered more than 20 years ago finally has a name. Scientists from Bishop Museum and NOAA published a description of the species, located in the deep reefs of the ...

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 San ...

This is one of the beat know of the Hawaiian reef fish as divers can often see them in large schools up to 100 individuals. This eight inch long colorful fish that has facial markings that look like a ...

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 ...

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 ...