A new study suggests that another species of clownfish (Amphiprion percula) may be shrinking to survive ocean heat waves. As she checked the measurements again, Ph.D. student Melissa Versteeg was ...

The Associated Press To survive ocean heat waves, clownfish shrink their bodies Posted: May 22, 2025 | Last updated: May 22, 2025 Scientists studying clownfish discovered that the distinctive ...

A new study shows that orange clownfish can reduce their body size when water temperatures are unusually high.

an ocean ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who was not involved with the new study. The tactic helps clownfish weather heat waves in the short-term, but it's not yet clear how the ...

an ocean ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who was not involved with the new study. The tactic helps clownfish weather heat waves in the short-term, but it's not yet clear how the ...