Losing Nemo: clownfish 'cannot adapt to climate change'

Clown fish face an uncertain future as they lack the reproductive genetic variation to cope changes in their environment driven by climate change

The star of Pixar's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" may be about to vanish again -- this time for good -- as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday.

They observed the vibrantly coloured clownfish -- which live in anemones -- for more than 10 years around Kimbe Island off eastern Papua New Guinea.