{"id":2785,"date":"2020-11-24T08:45:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T08:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetinyphant.com\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:55:27","slug":"finding-nemo-fishes-in-real-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetinyphant.com\/finding-nemo-fishes-in-real-life\/","title":{"rendered":"14 \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d Fish Species In Real Life (With Pictures)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stunning underwater adventure movie Finding Nemo is probably one of our favorites with so many beautiful characters and a plot that has a tinge of everything- humor, love, compassion, darkness, and most importantly, hopefulness. Just like any respectable Pixar movie, Finding Nemo characters aren’t imaginary, weaved with a creative perspective- they are real (as you know). From Nemo and Dory to the tank members, all of them are animated after one real-life marine-species, but which ones? Well, that’s what we’ll talk about in the article, so let’s get <\/span>diving!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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What do they eat?<\/h2>\nClownfish readily eat what is available in their surroundings. They usually eat algae and small invertebrates while also feasting on scraps left behind by sea anemones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nBlue tangs are found throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean and are also seen in the coral reefs of the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, Sri Lanka, and East Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nWhen the blue tangs are young, they primarily feed on plankton, and the adults being omnivores, feed on plankton and will also gaze on algae.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nGreat White Sharks are found in the cool waters and are most largely concentrated in Australia\/ New Zealand, Africa, and Northeastern Pacific. Living in coastal and offshore water, they are mostly found in the northeast US and California.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nSharks being huge in size combined with power and speed, the adults feed on earless seals and sea lions while the baby sharks feast on ray and tuna. Sharks (mostly the babies) are more likely to eat other sharks that are smaller in size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\nThis thin fish with striking colors and a protruding mouth can be distinguished by its extended dorsal fin and patterned black and yellow body. It is about 7 inches long and has a lifespan of 2-4 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nMoorish Idols are found all over the Red Sea, tropical Pacific, and the Indian Ocean, with a notable distribution in the Indo-Pacific. These beautiful marine fishes can live in both clear and murky water, close to flat reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nMoorish Idols feed on the algae collecting on the rocks around them in the ocean. They also feed on large amounts of sponges and spirulina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\nThe largest eagle rays, the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, weigh about 1600 kilograms, while the lightest, Longheaded Eagle Ray, is only 7 to 8 kilograms. Adult spotted eagle rays can get as wide as 11 feet and 16.5 feet long with a lifespan of 25 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nEagle Rays eat mollusks, shrimps, clams, and sea-oysters. Other than this, these creatures also feed on hermit crabs and sea urchins that they crush with their sharp and flat teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nYellow tangs are primarily native to the Pacific Ocean and are abundantly populated in the Central and Northwest Pacific. You can often spot them in Hawaii (about 70% thrive here) and east of Japan, mostly found near shallow reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nThey feed on benthic turf algae, which is commonly found in their habitat. Since they live in coral reefs, yellow tangs have plenty of food that mainly comprises marine plant material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nThey are mostly prevalent in the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian, and the Pacific Ocean. There are other varieties of Starfish living in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nThe diet of Starfish includes oysters, arthropods, clams, small fish, and since they are not pure carnivores, they also feed on algae.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nThey live in shallow and temperate saltwater throughout the world. Some of their species are found in Pacific waters from North America to South America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\nThe Shrimps have a flattened body from both sides, a long narrow muscular abdomen, long and whiplike pairs of antennae. With slim legs and pleopods, shrimps are an average size of about 4 to 9cm; they weigh about 40gm, and their lifespan is about 1-6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nThe shrimp are bottom-dwellers who are found on muddy river beds and ocean floors. An interesting type of shrimp called burrowing shrimp is found in Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nShrimps are scavengers looking for algae, bacteria, other decaying plants, and on a dead fish. They aren’t exactly cannibalistic; however, they do eat dead shrimps as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nThey live very deep down in the ocean where there is low light. They are found in California, the Bering Sea, in the northwestern regions of the Pacific Ocean, and in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nFlapjack octopus feed on small fishes, plankton, and other crustaceans. They are predators that are equipped with the ability to kill and hunting their prey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nYou can find turtles in any part of the world since they are highly adaptable. However, due to the harsh climatic conditions of Antarctica, there are no turtles there. Most of the species of turtle are found in southeastern North America and South Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nTurtles can eat a variety of foods, including worms, snails, beetles, grass, fruit, flowers, mushrooms, and carrion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\nThey have yellow eyes, black spots with an extended dorsal fin. They grow up to 20cm in size, weigh 3 to 40 gm, and their average lifespan is likely 2-6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nDamselfish are usually found most abundantly in the Red Sea. They are also highly concentrated in the Indian Ocean near the reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nThey usually feed on algae, small invertebrates, plankton, and floating weeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nRoyal Gramma are native to reef environments of the western Atlantic Ocean and are also found in the Caribbean Sea. They aren’t abundant in the Great Barrier Reef. These fishes likely live in caves in the coral reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nThey commonly eat krill, brine, and Mysis shrimp when in the wild, and in captivity, they can feed on flake and pellet foods that are either dry or wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\nDue to their high adaptability, Porcupine Puffer can be found in shallow temperate and tropical seas worldwide, including Bahamas, Florida, and Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\nThey feed on a variety of foods, including squid, krill, mussels, hard-shelled shrimp, and many other invertebrates. Mostly, these fishes live on marine plant-like animals and algae that are found in plenty around them.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Clownfish readily eat what is available in their surroundings. They usually eat algae and small invertebrates while also feasting on scraps left behind by sea anemones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Blue tangs are found throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean and are also seen in the coral reefs of the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, Sri Lanka, and East Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
When the blue tangs are young, they primarily feed on plankton, and the adults being omnivores, feed on plankton and will also gaze on algae.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Great White Sharks are found in the cool waters and are most largely concentrated in Australia\/ New Zealand, Africa, and Northeastern Pacific. Living in coastal and offshore water, they are mostly found in the northeast US and California.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Sharks being huge in size combined with power and speed, the adults feed on earless seals and sea lions while the baby sharks feast on ray and tuna. Sharks (mostly the babies) are more likely to eat other sharks that are smaller in size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\n
This thin fish with striking colors and a protruding mouth can be distinguished by its extended dorsal fin and patterned black and yellow body. It is about 7 inches long and has a lifespan of 2-4 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Moorish Idols are found all over the Red Sea, tropical Pacific, and the Indian Ocean, with a notable distribution in the Indo-Pacific. These beautiful marine fishes can live in both clear and murky water, close to flat reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Moorish Idols feed on the algae collecting on the rocks around them in the ocean. They also feed on large amounts of sponges and spirulina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\n
The largest eagle rays, the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, weigh about 1600 kilograms, while the lightest, Longheaded Eagle Ray, is only 7 to 8 kilograms. Adult spotted eagle rays can get as wide as 11 feet and 16.5 feet long with a lifespan of 25 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Eagle Rays eat mollusks, shrimps, clams, and sea-oysters. Other than this, these creatures also feed on hermit crabs and sea urchins that they crush with their sharp and flat teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Yellow tangs are primarily native to the Pacific Ocean and are abundantly populated in the Central and Northwest Pacific. You can often spot them in Hawaii (about 70% thrive here) and east of Japan, mostly found near shallow reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
They feed on benthic turf algae, which is commonly found in their habitat. Since they live in coral reefs, yellow tangs have plenty of food that mainly comprises marine plant material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
They are mostly prevalent in the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian, and the Pacific Ocean. There are other varieties of Starfish living in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
The diet of Starfish includes oysters, arthropods, clams, small fish, and since they are not pure carnivores, they also feed on algae.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
They live in shallow and temperate saltwater throughout the world. Some of their species are found in Pacific waters from North America to South America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\n
The Shrimps have a flattened body from both sides, a long narrow muscular abdomen, long and whiplike pairs of antennae. With slim legs and pleopods, shrimps are an average size of about 4 to 9cm; they weigh about 40gm, and their lifespan is about 1-6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
The shrimp are bottom-dwellers who are found on muddy river beds and ocean floors. An interesting type of shrimp called burrowing shrimp is found in Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Shrimps are scavengers looking for algae, bacteria, other decaying plants, and on a dead fish. They aren’t exactly cannibalistic; however, they do eat dead shrimps as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
They live very deep down in the ocean where there is low light. They are found in California, the Bering Sea, in the northwestern regions of the Pacific Ocean, and in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Flapjack octopus feed on small fishes, plankton, and other crustaceans. They are predators that are equipped with the ability to kill and hunting their prey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
You can find turtles in any part of the world since they are highly adaptable. However, due to the harsh climatic conditions of Antarctica, there are no turtles there. Most of the species of turtle are found in southeastern North America and South Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
Turtles can eat a variety of foods, including worms, snails, beetles, grass, fruit, flowers, mushrooms, and carrion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h2>\n
They have yellow eyes, black spots with an extended dorsal fin. They grow up to 20cm in size, weigh 3 to 40 gm, and their average lifespan is likely 2-6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Damselfish are usually found most abundantly in the Red Sea. They are also highly concentrated in the Indian Ocean near the reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
They usually feed on algae, small invertebrates, plankton, and floating weeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Royal Gramma are native to reef environments of the western Atlantic Ocean and are also found in the Caribbean Sea. They aren’t abundant in the Great Barrier Reef. These fishes likely live in caves in the coral reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
They commonly eat krill, brine, and Mysis shrimp when in the wild, and in captivity, they can feed on flake and pellet foods that are either dry or wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are they found?<\/h2>\n
Due to their high adaptability, Porcupine Puffer can be found in shallow temperate and tropical seas worldwide, including Bahamas, Florida, and Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they eat?<\/h2>\n
They feed on a variety of foods, including squid, krill, mussels, hard-shelled shrimp, and many other invertebrates. Mostly, these fishes live on marine plant-like animals and algae that are found in plenty around them.<\/span><\/p>\n