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 ...

Without them, the reef would quickly become a lifeless moonscape ... Having evolved resistance to the anemones' toxins, they need only get past clownfish guards to pick off a delicious meal.

The Disney movie "Finding Nemo" left out a few fascinating details about clownfish. As North Carolina State fish biologist Patrick Cooney wrote on his blog The Fisheries: Father and mother ...

They were among the main reef builders in the Palaeozoic era (which spanned 541 million to 252 million years ago) and helped to construct one of the largest reef systems that has ever existed on ...

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 ...

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The marine biodiversity at Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea remains ... there are signs that the biodiversity is recovering, such as a clownfish being spotted on its sea anemone and small ...