A 2023 marine heat wave in the central Red Sea caused 100% of monitored sea anemones to bleach, followed by the death of 94-100% of clownfish and 66-94% of the anemones across three surveyed reefs.
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How fish change gender to survive: The natural adaptation of clownfish, wrasses, and sea turtles
In the fascinating underwater world, gender is far from fixed. Many aquatic animals can change their sex, a unique biological process known as sequential hermaphroditism. This natural adaptation ...
When Morgan Bennett-Smith descended to a familiar reef in the central Red Sea in September 2023, he expected to find the same tagged anemones and resident clownfish he had been monitoring for months.
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