Distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts

Charismatic clownfish, the coral reef fish made famous by the film “Finding Nemo,” are instantly recognizable by their white stripes. These stripes, which scientists call bars, appear as clownfish mature from larvae into adults in a process called metamorphosis, but how these distinctive patterns form has long remained a mystery.


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Source: Phys.org