How does a clownfish change gender?

Unlike clownfish, wrasses switch from female to male with the largest female switching to male and taking over a group of females. As mentioned, clownfish form a symbiotic relationship with the sea anemone they live in. The clownfish eat various small invertebrates and algae that could harm the anemone. read more

Changes in the gene expression profile of the brain during the sex change of clownfish (Amphiphrion bicinctus). The analysis of differential expression among the five sex categories based on histology results revealed a significance (p < 0.001) in 163 contigs of which only two also showed correlation with the index of sex change (Supplementary Table S2). read more

Clownfish in nature have female-dominated societies and males can change sex if a female dies. This would made for a very weird version of Disney's Finding Nemo Clownfish in nature have female-dominated societies and males can change sex if a female dies. read more