This photo provided by Morgan Bennett-Smith shows a clownfish near an anemone in Kimbe Bay, off the coast of Papa New Guinea. Credit: AP/Morgan Bennett-Smith. By The Associated PressUpdated May 21 ...

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 ...

Clownfish share one of nature's most fascinating symbiotic relationships with anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Anemones belong to the phylum Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish and coral.

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, renowned for their vibrant colors and unusual symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, have long captivated the imagination of scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. They also serve ...

Clownfish live in anemone hosts in shallow lagoons in the wild. Trying to replicate their environment when they’re in captivity is crucial. We advise at least a 20-gallon tank for a single adult ...

Clownfish are known for their remarkable ability to change sex to survive. Turns out, one species, clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula), popularized in the Pixar hit movie Finding Nemo, have yet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.