Clown anemonefish have territorial tendencies. Unlike the freewheeling, fun-loving protagonist of Finding Nemo, real life clown anemonefish are extremely hostile – even toward human divers. "I have ...

Even before the Disney Pixar vehicle "Finding Nemo" turned a pair of clown fish into popular ocean-dwelling protagonists, these distinctive orange and white fish were adored for their charismatic ...

In the Disney film Finding Nemo, the clownfish Marlin worries that his son Nemo may have suffered an injury, and asks him to count how many stripes he has. Nemo gets the answer right — three. But in ...

Anemonefish display more aggressive behavior towards fish with vertical bar patterns as compared to towards fish with horizontal stripe patterns. This behavior influences the partition of fish species ...

Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have made a surprising find about how the hormone insulin contributes to skin pigmentation in fish. The discovery may have implications for human cancer. If ...

Zebrafish are one of the most well studied animals on the planet. But how they came by their beautiful black and gold stripes is more of a mystery. Our new research used mathematical modelling – and ...

Nature is endowed with fascinating creatures that come in all sizes, from tiny sea sponges to massive manta rays that swish ...