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 ...

A close relative of coral and jellyfish ... They form another, more famous symbiotic alliance with clownfish, which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone's sting.

About 50% of the world’s coral reefs have disappeared since the early 1980s ... to ban imports of 20 coral species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Clownfish and damselfish are also hit hard ...

Clownfish: These cute little fish face a double whammy from ocean acidification. The coral reefs they depend upon are threatened by corrosive waters. To make matters worse, studies show that ...

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