Butterflyfish are the glamour fish of the coral reefs,” said Dr. Richard Pyle of the Bishop Museum, one of the scientists who described the new species.
“They are colorful, beautiful, and have been very well-studied worldwide. Finding a new species of butterflyfish is a rare event.”
Dr. Pyle and his colleague, NOAA scientist Dr. Randall Kosaki, officially named the species Prognathodes basabei and gave it the common name Pete Basabe’s butteflyfish.
“We take great pleasure in naming this species basabei, in honor of Peter K. Basabe, long-time diver, aquarium fish collector and resident of Kona, Hawai‘i, both for his role in the collection of the first specimen of this new species in 1998, and more generally for his extensive contributions and assistance to many researchers in the ichthyological community,” the authors explained.-read more
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