Angry Nemo : clown fish becoming more agressive because of climate change

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Nov 11, 2026
Now then, to many of us, they are Nemo.
This is the little orange and white fish, of course,
made famous by the animated film Finding Nemo.
But now, though, well, the little fish have got a bit of a problem.
New research is showing that clownfish, as they're properly known,
are turning on each other as rising ocean temperatures threaten
the underwater homes that they depend on.
Scientists studying the colourful fish have found
that when their hosts see an enemy's bleach,
Well, the clownfish become more aggressive
towards members of their own group
as they try to defend their home.
Research done in Papua New Guinea
during a marine heat wave.
The fish get more aggressive with each other.
So they interact a lot actually in their groups
and the anemones that they live in.
And when the host bleaches
and the situation gets more stressed,
so the host is stressed, the anemone is stressed.
And the fish are potentially stressed as well.
That seems to lead to sort of increased group aggression.
Yeah, poor little Nemo, not good for him, Nemo there,
trying to survive the bleaching.
That's the latest.
