Clownfish off the Papua New Guinea coast are shrinking. The Conversation spotlighted a troubling survival adaptation that ...

When a female clownfish dies, a male is able to switch sexes. (Yes, this means that in a more scientifically accurate version of “Finding Nemo,” Nemo’s dad, Marlin, may have become a mom.) ...

Clownfish, beloved from 'Finding Nemo', are shrinking in response to warming oceans, a Newcastle University study finds.

Newcastle University. (2025, May 21). Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 ...

Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to boost their chances of surviving marine heat waves, according to a ...

Of all the Disney Pixar movies, Finding Nemo has to rank among the most beloved. To this day, viewers can't help but be charmed by the timeless tale of a determined clownfish father scouring the ...

Finding Nemo told the heartwarming tale of a father searching for his lost son. However, the biology of clownfish would never allow this plot point. Clownfish have a unique reproductive system ...

Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to boost their chances of surviving marine heat waves, according to a ...

Climate Solutions Shrinking Nemo: How clownfish survive deadly marine heat waves. A new study shows that orange clownfish can reduce their body size when water temperatures are unusually high.

Finding Nemo is a true classic, beloved by families across the world. However, a scientific version of what would have actually happened to Marlin and Nemo likely wouldn't have gone down too well ...

Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to boost their chances of surviving marine heat waves, according to a ...

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to ...