In the ocean, the tentacles of a sea anemone sway gently. An orange fish peeks out from between them. It brushes its body ...

Clownfish, renowned for their vibrant colors and unusual symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, have long captivated the imagination of scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. They also serve as a ...

"More than 500 captive-bred clownfish are collected from a breeder, transported to a large aquarium system, acclimated, and sorted by variety, including frostbites, longfins, maroons, snowflakes, and ...

Common clownfish have three white stripes, which they "count" to identify other members of their species as potential threats, a new study suggests. Nick Hobgood under CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED Clownfish ...

Many people tend to think of clownfish, with their distinctive white bars against an orange, red, or black background, as a friendly sort of fish, perhaps influenced to some extent by the popular ...

Social hierarchy in clown fish is signaled via different types of calls, which obviates the need for physical conflict. Sophie Bushwick reports Researchers recorded clown fish calls, capturing this ...

Clownfish became a household name over a decade ago when Disney released the movie Finding Nemo. Found exclusively in the Indo-Pacific, clownfish are symbiotic animals that only live in sea anemones, ...

Coral reef fish are known for the wide range of colors and patterns they display, but the mechanisms governing the acquisition of these characteristics are still poorly understood. These researchers ...

The star of Pixar's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" may be about to vanish again—this time for good—as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday. They ...

After hatching from fertilized eggs, clownfish larvae are ready to feast. Smaller, slower, and visually quite unlike the juvenile and adult clownfish from Finding Nemo, these larval clownfish have ...