clown fish
noun
: any of various small tropical fishes (genera Amphiprion and Premnas) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that are related to the damselfishes, are bright orange usually with one or more vertical white stripes, and live symbiotically with sea anemones
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Below was a dizzying spectrum: harlequin flashes of cobalt and hot pink, gold and silver, as clown fish, trevallies, and parrotfish zigzagged by in a flash.
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Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
Under the high acidity conditions, the clown fishes were unable to recognize the meaning of auditory signals.
—Danielle L. Dixson, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
For example, smell was altered for adult sharks as well as juvenile clown fishes.
—Danielle L. Dixson, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
All of the fish featured in the film, like clown fish, blue tang, sharks, and anglerfish, all look like their real-life counterparts, albeit with that iconic Pixar animation flair.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
The facts are right too: clown fish can lay up to 1,000 eggs and anglerfish use their headlamps as lures.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
Who would have thought a pair of clown fish would serve as the perfect vehicle to teach kids about grief and family?
—Men's Health, 27 June 2022
The film — which told the tale of clown fish Marlin trying to find his son Nemo — was a sensation with both kids and adults.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 16 June 2022
When a young clown fish is taken by scuba divers, his father travels 1,500 miles to find him, proving that there's nothing a dad wouldn't do for his child.
—Kara Thompson, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2022
Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
Under the high acidity conditions, the clown fishes were unable to recognize the meaning of auditory signals.
—Danielle L. Dixson, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
For example, smell was altered for adult sharks as well as juvenile clown fishes.
—Danielle L. Dixson, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
All of the fish featured in the film, like clown fish, blue tang, sharks, and anglerfish, all look like their real-life counterparts, albeit with that iconic Pixar animation flair.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
The facts are right too: clown fish can lay up to 1,000 eggs and anglerfish use their headlamps as lures.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
Who would have thought a pair of clown fish would serve as the perfect vehicle to teach kids about grief and family?
—Men's Health, 27 June 2022
The film — which told the tale of clown fish Marlin trying to find his son Nemo — was a sensation with both kids and adults.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 16 June 2022
When a young clown fish is taken by scuba divers, his father travels 1,500 miles to find him, proving that there's nothing a dad wouldn't do for his child.
—Kara Thompson, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2022
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