Past studies have indicated that coral reef fish, clownfish included, evolve stripe patterns as a means of recognition in large groups. Yet, the focus of this research was to explore how ...

Nemo—a clownfish of the species Amphiprion percula—introduced millions of children around the world to a wondrous tropical ecosystem: the coral reef and its denizens. Clownfish get their name ...

Read about different predator-prey relationships on the reef. Like lions on the prowl ... they need only get past clownfish guards to pick off a delicious meal. Packed with miniature toxin ...

Like many coral reef fish, clownfish males do guard the eggs against predators – but once they hatch, the larvae journey out into the open waters between reefs to feed on plankton until they are ...

A team of marine scientists from the University of Sydney has published the first peer-reviewed study documenting the ...

Operated in collaboration with the Manta Trust, this annual festival provides an opportunity to swim alongside one of the ...

search for reef fish, butterflyfish, pufferfish, anemones and their resident clownfish, parrotfish and the signature smile of a moray eel. Many Bora Bora visitors say the Coral Gardens were the ...

Read about different competitive relationships on the reef. The bottlenose dolphin ... but fiercely territorial, clownfish to steal a meal. An anemone robbed of its clownfish guards will quickly ...