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 ...

The clownfish helps lure unsuspecting fish toward the anemone with its bright colors. The fish are killed by the venom produced by the anemone’s stinging tentacles and eaten.

The team studied these clownfish and their host, the giant carpet anemone, Stichodactyla gigantea, in each study area, which ranged from 0 to 2 meters in water depth.

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 ...

Can clownfish count? These feisty anemone-dwellers might alter their behavior based on the number of white stripes on other clownfish. Laura Baisas Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM EST ...

There, the researchers found 437 clownfish from six species living among 114 anemones of five species. Every anemone was occupied by clownfish, and half had two species of the fish.

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

Environment Climate Change A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle It's hot out here for a sea anemone. By Kendra Pierre-Louis Published Oct 11, 2017 6:45 ...

Clownfish live in sea anemones for protection, according to Laudet. The anemones “have stinging tentacles that can kill other fishes but not clownfish,” he explained.