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Fish ignore alarming noises in acidifying seawater

Like clueless teens in a horror movie, juvenile clownfish don’t swim away from scary sounds

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Greenhouse gases dissolving in the world’s oceans may have the eerie effect of disrupting young fishes’ natural reluctance to swim toward scary noises.

NOT SCARED ENOUGH Orange clownfish raised in conditions predicted for acidifying oceans in 2050 disregarded the normally alarming sounds of a daytime reef teeming with predators.