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 ...

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.

Newcastle University. (2025, May 21). Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 ...

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.

Clownfish are known to match the size of their anemone home. So if anemones are stunted by marine heat waves, it could be possible that their houseguests might need to shrink to squeeze inside.

Marine animals are being forced to evolve amid a warming ocean, and a new study shows the clownfish could be shrinking for that reason. The famous clownfish made popular by the hit animated movie ...