A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks on the sea bottom or on coral reefs waiting for fish to pass close enough to ...

Twenty-nine species of clownfish live among the reefs ... becomes an extension of the anemone—another layer of defense against anemone-eating fish, such as the butterflyfish.

Anemones are flowerlike marine animals with neurotoxin filled stinging tentacles. They use these to help them subdue their prey, which are mostly plankton, crabs and fish, though larger species take ...

Relatives of the sea anemone and every ... fish that eat marine algae — fish whose activities sustain entire reef ecosystems — as well as to obtain a proposed recovery plan in 2013. Protection under ...

This colorful and diverse species doesn’t move around at ... When a creature swims near, such as a small fish or crustacean, the anemone quickly grabs it and closes its tentacles around it.