BuzzFeed reports:
Last week, five new fish species were given some left-leaning names after being recognized as distinct species for the first time. The five fish species were previously considered populations of the wider-ranging Speckled Darter (Etheostoma stigmaeum), but male breeding colors and morphology have revealed their 'true colors.' The fish were "discovered" and named by Steve Layman from Geosyntec Consultants in Georgia and Rick Mayden from the Department of Biology at Saint Louis University.
Etheostoma Obama, the Spangled Darter
Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter are also honored by the names of these new freshwater darter species.
See the other fish at BuzzFeed.
Funny, I thought that the "Obama fish" was simply a subspecies of
Ictalurus melas.
Posted by: R.J. Godlewski | December 01, 2012 at 01:21 PM
I wonder how Teddy feels, being grouped with a bunch of suckers?
Posted by: Skunkfeathers | December 01, 2012 at 05:10 PM
I understand that darter that was named after Obama is not a native species and was illegally dumped in U.S. waters many years ago.
Posted by: SunnyD | December 02, 2012 at 10:04 AM