Naturally, many of us assumed this was the longest Hawaiian fish name, but surprisingly there is another fish that has it beat — the longnose butterflyfish, known simply as lauwiliwili nukunuku ...

What is a betta fish? Betta fish—also known as Siamese fighting fish—are among the oldest species of domesticated fish. Their scientific name, Betta splendens, combines two languages: Malay ...

Jonathan Armbruster, professor and curator of fishes in Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM), has led an effort to give a long-overlooked species its scientific name.