By Keith Anthony Fabro Clownfish are known for their remarkable ability to change sex to survive. Turns out, one species, ...

Amphiprion percula clownfish, like this one shown during the 2023 marine heat wave in Kimbe Bay, can control their growth under certain circumstances. Photograph By Morgan Bennett-Smith.

More of ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), also known as the false percula clownfish or common clownfish with its host anemone, giant carpet anemone (Stichodactlya gigantea), on Miyako ...

A human can’t shrink away from the threats of climate change. A clownfish, however, can. In a new paper published today in Science Advances, a team of researchers revealed that these tiny “Finding ...

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

Of the 134 clownfish studied, 100 got shorter, the team found, and this shrinking increased their chances of surviving the heat stress by up to 78%. ... A. percula in Kimbe Bay.

Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking Date: May 21, 2025 Source: Newcastle University Summary: Clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid ...

Clownfish in Papua New Guinea are temporarily shrinking in response to heat stress caused by climate change, a new study found. Here's how that might help them deal with warmer water temps.

To investigate, she and her colleagues raised orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) and bubble-tip anemones (Entacmaea quadricolor) in the lab.Some of the fish and anemones were paired together ...

But what, exactly, is the effect of marine heatwaves on the clownfish, also known as the clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula)?Setting out to study how heatwaves transform these fish over time ...

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 ...