New research led by Newcastle University shows that these fish can reduce their body length in response to marine heatwaves, improving their chances of survival and maintaining so

A new study shows that orange clownfish can reduce their body size when water temperatures are unusually high.

The wild clownfish are almost identical to the ones depicted in the movie Finding Nemo, in which a timid clownfish living off the Great Barrier Reef goes in search of his son. The scientific study took place in the summer of 2023, when temperatures shot up in the oceans, leading to large swathes of coral turning white.