Clownfish do a wiggle dance to increase seawater circulation to their sea anemone hosts, helping the sea creatures breathe, a new study suggests. The findings, published today (Feb. 27) in the ...

Orange clownfish, or Amphiprion percula, are shown in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. How quickly this fish develops its stripes depends on the sea anemone species it chooses to live in, a study has ...

Clownfish do a wiggle dance to increase seawater circulation to their sea anemone hosts, helping the sea creatures breathe, a new study suggests. The findings, published today (Feb. 27) in the ...

You can see in the clip that the clownfish has laid her eggs under a sea anemone. This particular one is called Haddon’s carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni).The relationship between clownfish ...

Clownfish develop their characteristic white stripes at different speeds depending on the type of sea anemone in which they live, a study has found. Made famous by 'Finding Nemo', the iconic reef ...

More white bar patterns to avoid them from inhabiting their territory—the sea anemone. This is a pair of ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), also known as the false percula clownfish or ...

This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea. The anemones provide protection for the clownfish ...

As dusk falls, a magnificent sea anemone contracts, resembling a terra-cotta pot. Enough of its tentacles are exposed for the resident percula clownfish, which can grow to about 3 inches long, to ...

Turtles aren’t a sea anemone’s only nemesis, however. Warming waters, increasingly common because of climate change, can cause sea anemones to bleach just like coral reefs.

With its vibrant orange color and white stripes, also known as bars, the clownfish is among the most iconic sea creatures. But how does Nemo develop its distinctive look? Scientists are learning ...

The clownfish are not an isolated case: In all, 12% of the coastal fish in French Polynesia depend on anemones or corals to feed or to find protection from predators.