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sea squirt :: Article Creator Baby Anemonefish Can Rapidly Change Their Genes To Survive In The Sea It's been just about 20 years since Finding Nemo was released in theaters and the lost "little clownfish from the reef" swam his way into our hearts. However, there is way more to coral reef fish than their beautiful scales and fictional tales. [Related: This rainbow reef fish is just as magical as it looks.] A study published May 11 in the open access journal PLOS Biology found that some of the fish that live in anemones and reefs go through intense physiological changes when they switch from speedy swimming in the open ocean as larvae to settling down to life on the reef. Nemo and his young sea turtle pal named Squirt may have had a bit more in common than their age. Like sea turtles, many coral reef fish spawn away from where the animals will eventually settle and live. Adult coral reef fish spawn their larvae in the open...