Clownfish do a wiggle dance to increase seawater circulation to their sea anemone hosts, helping the sea creatures breathe, a new study suggests. The findings, published today (Feb. 27) in the Journal ...

This photo provided by Morgan Bennett-Smith shows a clownfish near an anemone in Kimbe Bay, off the coast of Papa New Guinea. (Morgan Bennett-Smith via AP) This photo provided by Morgan Bennett-Smith ...

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Clownfish swim in a tank in the Marine Discovery Centre at Thailand's SAii Phi Phi Island Village resort. "Finding Nemo" made clownfish the stars of the marine world overnight. But fame has been ...

The orange clownfish -- a species known to millions thanks to the film "Finding Nemo" -- may soon join the list of endangered species as its coral reef homes continue to be hammered by ongoing climate ...

For many creatures these flesh-eating anemones would pose a hazardous threat but to this tiny clown fish it is a home from home. The purple anemone tentacles provide shelter for the bright orange ...

Despite having intermediate muscle mass and energy costs, this species rarely strays far from its host. Photo taken in Okinawa, Japan. An international study challenges the widely held belief that ...

NEW YORK — To survive warming oceans, clownfish cope by shrinking in size. Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New ...