![]() The host anemone and its clownfish have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship – the anemone protects the clownfish from predators, and provides nutrients to the clownfish in the form of undigested food. There are 30 species of clownfish – also called anemonefish, for the anemones in which they live – which are found in the sheltered reefs and lagoons of warm waters, including the Red Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans, throughout south-east Asia and the Coral Triangle, and, of course, Nemo’s home, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The lead character of the film, Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) and his father, Marlin ( Albert Brooks) and mother, Coral ( Elizabeth Perkins) are clownfish – ocellaris clownfish ( Amphiprion ocellaris) to be more precise, sometimes called the false percula clownfish or common clownfish. ‘Nemo’ – clownfish Clownfish on a coral reef in the Red Sea (Photo: Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock) ![]() Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique.New seahorse species discovered in Papua New Guinea. ![]() Revillagigedo Archipelago & Guadalupe Islandĭuring their epic adventure, they encounter a huge variety of marine life, brilliantly voiced by an equally enormous cast-list – but the loveable animated characters are all based on real sea creatures, ranging from the tiniest of fish to the largest predatory shark in the world.Īs Finding Nemo celebrates its 20th anniversary, let’s take a look at some of the main characters, and the creatures that inspired them.
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