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Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes “that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones,” researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

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The anemones are a type of predatory marine invertebrate. They protect the clownfish from predators and even supply some scraps of food that get caught in their tentacles.

COLUMN. A study conducted during a global coral bleaching event revealed that clownfish living in sea anemones were able to shrink in response to heat stress, thereby increasing their chances of ...

Heat waves are becoming more common and intense underwater due to climate change. Warmer water temperatures can bleach sea anemones that clownfish call home, forcing them to adapt to stay alive.

As oceans warm, clownfish shrink their bodies to survive heat waves Warmer water temperatures can bleach sea anemones that clownfish call home, forcing them to adapt to stay alive.

This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea.