Living symbiotically with sea anemones that shelter them from predators, the fish drive away organisms that nibble at their hosts. Anemonefish have also shown they will provide their hosts with ...
They also studied a unique case of the domino damselfish, which can live with anemones as juveniles. They found that these fish also show reduced sialic acid levels in their mucus during their ...
it highlighted the symbiotic relationship between clownfish and their sea anemone hosts — where the anemone’s sting protects the fish from predators, and in return, the fish help keep the anemone ...
Combing through coffee table books on sea life, his eye landed on a photo of two fish peeking out of an anemone. "It was so arresting," Stanton says. "I had no idea what kind of fish they were ...
Living symbiotically with sea anemones that shelter them from predators, the fish drive away organisms that nibble at their hosts. Anemonefish have also shown they will provide their hosts with ...
A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks on the sea bottom or on coral reefs waiting for fish to pass close enough to ...
For smaller food, the fish had their fill first before feeding the sea anemones. Food provisioning positively influences the growth of host anemones as growth of anemones directly benefits ...
In the waters of Wailingding Island in Zhuhai, crown fish dart among sea anemones. The fish brings food to the anemone, while ...
Schooling fish have evolved special vibration sensors ... Many sea sponges, like anemones, use toxins to repel would-be predators. Some species of sea slugs, however, such as Platydoris scabra ...
Beadlet anemones are aggressive predators that feast on plankton, fish, crabs and mollusks. Their tentacles retract when they’re out of water to prevent them from drying out. Currently ...