Many people tend to think of clownfish, with their distinctive white bars against an orange, red, or black background, as a friendly sort of fish, perhaps influenced to some extent by the popular ...

Thermoregulation: The black stripes absorb heat, while the white stripes reflect it, creating cooling air currents that help regulate body temperature in hot environments.

Specifically, the authors think the fish may be looking at the number of vertical white stripes on each other as well as other anemonefish as a way to identify their own species.

For a sustainable population, and ample opportunity for the state's anglers, the DNR stocks fish to keep populations at healthy levels. The Richmond Hill hatchery has been raising striped bass in ...