The clownfish, the colorful swimmer propelled to fame by the 2003 film “Finding Nemo,” is under threat from warming ocean waters wreaking havoc with sea anemones, the structures that serve as its home, a study has found. Closely related to corals, sea anemones are invertebrate marine creatures that live in symbiosis with algae, which provide them with food, oxygen and color. Clownfish, also known as anemonefish, in turn use the structures as shelter to lay their eggs and raise their young—keeping the anemones clean in return.

Finding Nemo may become even harder, says climate study. (2017, October 13).Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A17.