A research team observing anemonefish in the field found they engage in interesting feeding behavior with their host sea anemones. Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...

The secret’s in the snot. Chemical changes in the mucus that coats a clownfish’s body can blunt the sting of its symbiotic anemone partner. To investigate, she and her colleagues raised orange ...

A new study, drawing on nighttime underwater photography, documented previously unknown “symbiotic associations” between juvenile fish and larval anemones, with some fish staying close to the anemones ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a ...

A 2023 marine heat wave in the central Red Sea caused 100% of monitored sea anemones to bleach, followed by the death of 94-100% of clownfish and 66-94% of the anemones across three surveyed reefs.

Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular attractions in aquariums ever since Disney’s animated film Finding Nemo arrived in cinemas in 2003. Living symbiotically with sea anemones ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...