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Clownfish
Amphiprioninae
Every clownfish is born male. They are sequential hermaphrodites living in a strict hierarchy inside a single sea anemone: the largest fish is the female, the second-largest is the breeding male, and beneath them waits a queue of smaller non-breeders whose growth is socially sup…
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- Every clownfish is born male, and the dominant individual in a group can transform into a female if the previous female dies.
- All clownfish are born male — the dominant one changes sex to become the female, and cannot change back. If the female dies, her mate becomes the new female and the next fish in line steps up to breed. They are not born immune to the anemone's sting; they acquire protection by altering their skin mucus. In real biology, Nemo's father would have turned into a female.
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