NPR

Under social pressure, young clownfish lose their stripes faster, study finds

ALBERT BROOKS: (As Marlin) Are you woozy? ALEXANDER GOULD: (As Nemo) No. BROOKS: (As Marlin) How many stripes do I have? GOULD: (As Nemo) I'm fine. BROOKS: (As Marlin) Answer the stripe question.
Smithsonian Magazine

Clownfish Can ‘Count’ Stripes on Other Fish to Identify Intruders, Study Suggests

Common clownfish have three white stripes, which they "count" to identify other members of their species as potential threats, a new study suggests. Nick Hobgood under CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED Clownfish ...
CNN

‘Shrinking Nemo’: Study finds clownfish can shrink to survive higher sea temperatures

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 new study ...
The Conversation

Clownfish shrink during marine heatwaves – new study

As the world contemplates dealing with more extreme temperatures, one coral reef fish has found a novel way to beat the heat: shrinking. Wanting to know how clownfish cope with changes to their ...