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 ...

Clownfish are known for their remarkable ability to change sex to survive. Turns out, one species, clown anemonefish ...

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 ...

“This is another tool in the toolbox that fish are going to use to deal with a changing world,” said Simon Thorrold, an ocean ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who was not involved ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...