Fish known from “Where is nemo” had an extraordinary skill

A team of scientists from the English University of Newcastle, staying in 2023 of Papua New Guinea, for five months studied 134 spotted jesters (Amphiprion ocellaris). While the fish were on the wallpaper of researchers, a sea wave of heat lasted. The sea wave of heat is an extreme increase in the ocean temperature that can harm the ecosystem for a long time.

Driving PhD student Melissa Versteeg checked the water temperature every 4-6 days and measured all individuals every month. At that time, she discovered that as a result of an increase in temperature as many as 100 fish was shortened.

“I was very surprised by the results,” said Versteeg in an interview with CNN. – We see that spotted clown has a great ability to respond to the challenges posed by the environment – she noted.

According to researchers, shortening increased the chances of surviving thermal stress by up to 78 percent.

Belonging to the research team Theresa Rueger, a sea environmental, told CNN that the shortening of spotted clown, although it shows their extraordinary adaptation ability, is not just good information. Smaller fish reproduce less, which can harm their population.

Mainly fabrics are not the only sea animals that shrink in response to environmental threats. This is also the ability to have sea legs, reptiles living only on the pouring of Galapagos. To survive, they absorb their bone material.

Another task that he faces before the researchers from Newcastle is to look at the mechanism that is responsible for the shrinking of spotted clown due to heat stress. Scientists would also like to check if other fish species have similar abilities. If such a reaction is common, she could provide the answer to the question why many species of fish are decreasing.