A research team observing anemonefish in the field found they engage in interesting feeding behavior with their host sea anemones. Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular ...

With their brilliant white stripes and orange coloration, it is hard to mistake a clownfish for any other species of fish.

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 ...

Anemonefish form mutualistic relationships with the sea anemones they live in and these associations are not random: some species such as the yellow-tail anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) are ...

The secret’s in the snot. Chemical changes in the mucus that coats a clownfish’s body can blunt the sting of its symbiotic anemone partner. To investigate, she and her colleagues raised orange ...

Tracking 134 clownfish for five months reveals that they reduce their size as a defense mechanism against rising sea temperatures and to avoid conflict with other fish, thus increasing their chances ...

Short Wave's Regina Barber and Margaret Cirino talk through how moths produce an anti-bat signal, why clownfish could be counting to 3 and the first GMO food crop sold directly to home gardeners. It's ...

On the reefs surrounding French Polynesia, a new species was discovered living inside the magnificent sea anemone. Getty Images/iStock Photo On reefs scattered across the western Pacific Ocean, large ...

Some coral reef fish may be better prepared to cope with rising CO 2 in the world's oceans – thanks to their parents. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) today ...

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 ...