Juvenile Clownfish (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Juvenile Clownfish

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As part of the largest, most comprehensive study of larval dispersal ever conducted, scientists were able to determine that most of the juvenile clownfish stayed relatively close to home, settling at mean distances of 10-15 kilometers from their natal reefs.

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Photo by Simon Thorrold, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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