Anthiadidae

Obama anthias

Tosanoides obama

Four Point Three Centimeters Anthiadid Fish of Central Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Tosanoides obama, Obama's basslet, is a coral reef fish species from the family Anthiadidae. It was discovered in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii. Tosanoides obama was named after former US President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to preserve natural environments including expanding the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.