Two clownfish next to an anemone in Kimbe Bay. Morgan Bennett-Smith / AP Though scientists don’t yet know how clownfish shrink, one idea is that they could be reabsorbing their own bone matter.

The team studied these clownfish and their host, the giant carpet anemone, Stichodactyla gigantea, in each study area, which ranged from 0 to 2 meters in water depth.

Clownfish and Anemones. Clownfish are immune to anemone venom. ©Alex Stemmers/Shutterstock.com. You can see in the clip that the clownfish has laid her eggs under a sea anemone.

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 ...

These feisty anemone-dwellers might alter their behavior based on the number of white stripes on other clownfish. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY ...

This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea. The anemones provide protection for the clownfish ...

Clownfish shrink in size to cope with warming oceans, helping their survival. See how climate change impacts these vibrant coral reef fish. Their adaptability may be crucial for their survival.

A new study published in the journal Behavioural Ecology has identified how clownfish body colouration and their visual system may work together to help these charismatic little fish navigate the ...

Left: FILE PHOTO: Two clownfish swim inside of a sea anemone in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia, Oct. 26, 2019. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters Related ...

The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfish—briefly caught and photographed for distinctive markings and measured before being returned to the water—living on single anemones in ...

This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea. The anemones provide protection for the clownfish ...