A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the chevroned ...

Many butterfly-fish live in schools and hang out together, but this rare Hawaiian butterfly-fish is a master at social distancing. You almost always see them in pairs, and they have a large territory ...

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.

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 ...

Scientists have named a new species of butterflyfish discovered in the deep reefs of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after a Kona diver who has assisted in the collection of reef fishes ...

A new species of striped Philippine butterflyfish -- the charismatic Roa rumsfeldi -- made a fantastic, 7,000-mile journey before surprising scientists with its unknown status. Live specimens ...

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 ...

A tiny coral reef lightens the azure waters off Papua New Guinea's Kimbe Island. For its diminutive size, the 0.3-square-kilometer (0.11-square-mile) reef supports abundant populations of orange clown ...

Inside a guarded facility somewhere outside Townsville are tanks and tanks full of priceless former Reef HQ fish and corals, waiting for their chance to get back in front of tourists. VIDEO. Great ...

A species discovery 360 feet beneath the ocean's surface was revealed only when moved to San Francisco for the Academy exhibit Twilight Zone: Deep Reefs Revealed "We named this reef fish Roa rumsfeldi ...