What fish is Nemo?

Marlin and Nemo are Ocellaris clownfish, a type of orange clownfish that live in sea anemones, just like in the movie. This type of clownfish is typically 3 to 4 inches long with bright orange coloring and white stripes outlined in black.
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What kind of a fish was Nemo?

#1: Nemo and Marlin — Clownfish

Male clownfish take the primary role in nursing eggs. Nemo and his father are both clownfish, and their personalities are respectably accurate to what they're like in the wild.
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What kind of fish is Nemo and Dory?

Nemo, Marlin, and Coral are all modeled after Ocellaris Clownfish or False Percula Clownfish (amphiprion ocellaris). Clownfish like these are certainly the most iconic saltwater aquarium fish and have captivated hobbyists for decades with their vivacious temperament and hardy nature inside an aquarium.
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Is Nemo a goldfish or clownfish?

Best known for being featured in the movies “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory,” the clownfish has become a popular aquarium pet. Nemo and his dad, Marlin, are ocellaris clownfish, also called false clownfish or clown anemonefish. Anemonefish are so-named for the sea anemones in which they make their homes.
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Is Nemo a flounder?

Out to burst the bubble of Disney enthusiasts everywhere comes the revelation that Flounder of the Little Mermaid might have been an XX-male fish. It's not just Nemo who is deceiving you! Then again, the fish named Flounder in the cartoon has no real resemblance to an actual flounder or any other flatfish.
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Finding Nemo - Video Summary



Is flounder a guppy?

While he is not necessarily insecure or prone to peer pressure, Flounder does not like to be called "a guppy" (a baby, in underwater speech), and will, therefore, join Ariel on her forbidden exploits to prove himself. However, Flounder can be brave and pull through when Ariel truly needs him.
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What type of fish is Marlin from Nemo?

Marlin and Nemo are Ocellaris clownfish, a type of orange clownfish that live in sea anemones, just like in the movie.
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What kind of fish is Gill?

Gill is a male Moorish Idol fish and the tritagonist of Finding Nemo, and a minor character in Finding Dory.
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Why is Nemo named Nemo?

Nemo, in turn, is actually Latin for "nobody." In the aforementioned novel, Captain Nemo was so called since nobody ever knows what his real name is if he ever had one.
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Can Nemo fish live in freshwater?

Can clown fish survive in freshwater? No. Clownfish are saltwater fish and need saltwater. Freshwater will kill clownfish very quickly.
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Is Dory a flounder?

John Dory belongs to the flatfish family, whose species have their eyes on the left side of their bodies. Flounders are flat fish that look similar to the John Dory but they have nothing to do with them. In fact, they are not from the same genus.
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What type of fish is bloat?

Bloat is a main character in Finding Nemo and a minor character in Finding Dory. He is a porcupine pufferfish that was bought by the dentist from "Bob's Fish Mart." He is the master of Ceremonies.
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What kind of fish is a flounder?

flounder, any of numerous species of flatfishes belonging to the families Achiropsettidae, Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae (order Pleuronectiformes). The flounder is morphogenetically unusual. When born it is bilaterally symmetrical, with an eye on each side, and it swims near the surface of the sea.
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What animal is Nemo?

We are all familiar with the plot of Finding Nemo: a scuba-diving dentist takes a small clownfish, Nemo, from a reef, keeps him in a fish tank in his office, and Marlin (Nemo's father) goes on a whirlwind adventure to rescue his son.
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What kind of fish is a clownfish?

Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species are recognized: one in the genus Premnas, while the remaining are in the genus Amphiprion. In the wild, they all form symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones.
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What fish is Dory fillet?

Dory fillet, also known as Basa fillet or white fish (for the US market) comes from the Pangasius fish. For Malaysians, it is ikan patin (river catfish). There are generally 3 grades of dory fillet (quality and taste), the better grade of dory fillet is creamy and slightly pinkish in appearance.
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Is Dory a boy or girl?

According to director Andrew Stanton on the audio commentary for the Finding Nemo DVD, in the original story, Dory was going to be a male character but when Stanton went home to write the script his wife was watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show and when he heard DeGeneres' voice he decided to change Dory to a female and ...
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Why is Nemo's fin small?

The barracuda attack on his family caused trauma to Nemo's egg, and he hatched with a small right fin that somewhat impairs his swimming.
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Is Nemo based on a true story?

Finding Nemo is based on a true story

In his introduction to "The Art of 'Finding Nemo,'" Stanton recalls how the movie began taking shape all the way back in his childhood: "I remember going to my family dentist, who had this funky fish tank in his office ...
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What fish is bubbles from Finding Nemo?

'Bubbles' - from the film 'Finding Nemo' - is a yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) who is obsessed with the bubbles that come out of a treasure chest in his tank. Bubbles or 'airlines' are very important in fish tanks, as they aerate the water.
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Is Gill an angelfish?

Gill : Moorish Idol

Another really popular character from the Movie, Gill is a Moorish idol which is often mistakenly identified as a butterflyfish, Angelfish, bannerfish or pennant fish which appear in similar colors.
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What type of fish is Mr Ray?

He's the jolliest science master working in marine education. He is an eagle ray who believes in the practical, taking his little fishy pupils for a ride on his back to teach them about the other creatures of the seabed and singing a whole bunch of memory-aiding ditties along the way.
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Do Barracudas eat clownfish?

In real life, barracudas do not eat fish eggs and rarely eat clownfish. They typically eat larger fish. They also generally live in open water instead of near coral reefs.
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What kind of shrimp is in Finding Nemo?

We have many of the fish from 'Finding Nemo' at the Aquarium, but the non-fish we have from the film is the Pacific cleaner shrimp ('Lysmata amboinensis'), which is the character Jacques. We love invertebrates and this shrimp is in our top ten! In the film, Jacques has what looks like an impressive moustache.
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What is Ariel's fish name?

Flounder. Flounder is a yellow and blue tropical fish (despite the name, he is not a flounder) and Ariel's best friend, voiced by Jason Marin in the 1989 film, who also provided vocals in-character for the tie-in music album Sebastian From The Little Mermaid.
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