The image of fish in their natural hiding place perfectly captured the oceanic mystery he wanted to convey. "And as an entertainer, the fact that they were called clownfish—it was perfect.

Sea otters might just be the cutest, most cuddling little critters on the planet. To see a sea otter demonstrate its ...

Clownfish are one of the most distinctive and popular saltwater pet fish. These cute little marine creatures got a massive boost from the hit movie “Finding Nemo”. But they’ve always been popular with ...

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 ...

In fact, sex change is a very common reproductive strategy in many fish. Some, like the wrasse tend to change from female to male whereas others, such as clownfish tend to change from male to ...

A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks on the sea bottom or on coral reefs waiting for fish to pass close enough to ...

An anemone robbed of its clownfish guards will quickly fall prey ... Bluestriped fangblenny (fish) -> Bluestreak cleaner wrasse The bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhyncos) has evolved ...

The Center has also petitioned to protect the corals the clownfish and damselfish need to survive. The Endangered Species Act provides a suite of conservation tools that would create a safety net for ...

In some areas of the ocean, coral growth rates have already declined due to ocean acidification. Clownfish: These cute little fish face a double whammy from ocean acidification. The coral reefs they ...