The sight of a clownfish wriggling through the stinging tentacles of its anemone is a familiar and seemingly well-understood one to most people—the stinging anemone provides a protective home for the ...

A new species of Polynesian clownfish was discovered and named Amphiprion maohiensis, thanks to a detailed DNA study.

Fans of Finding Nemo will love the crystal-clear underwater footage in a YouTube clip captured at Anilao in the Philippines. It provides a close-up view of two clownfish tending to their batch of eggs ...

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 Journal ...

Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish, like the one in the movie Finding Nemo, can nestle into anemones without getting stung and consumed; the anemones actually protect the 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 ...

When healthy, anemones look like pink flowers blossoming on rocks and coral, and serve as homes for clownfish, made famous by the film Finding Nemo. But in 2023 biologists found an entire population ...

Interspecific mutualism – when two different animal species depend on one another for survival – can be found all around the globe. But perhaps one of the best-known instances exists between the ...

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 more ...

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 more ...