Global marine biodiversity peaks within the Coral Triangle, and understanding how such high diversity is maintained is a central question in marine ecology. We investigated broad-scale patterns in the ...

A recent study presents a new tree of life for clownfish-hosting sea anemones along with some surprises about their taxonomy and origins. Thanks in part to the popular film Finding Nemo, clownfishes ...

Determining how plasticity of developmental traits responds to environmental conditions is a challenge that must combine evolutionary sciences, ecology, and developmental biology. During metamorphosis ...

Clownfishes live in symbiosis with sea anemones. The fish is immune to the burning tentacles of its host sea anemone.

The anemonefish is more familiarly known as the clownfish, as its bright colouration reminds of the face painting of a clown. The striking and unique colouration consists of white stripes on an orange ...

The Coral Triangle, which covers the tropical seas of South-East Asian nations in the Western Pacific Ocean has been identified as the hub of diversity for clownfish. The lack of available ‘housing’ ...