Body length1.1 tenths m
330 millionthsAircraft carrier lengths
110 millionNanometers
7.3 tenthsIce cream cones
About 11 cm; the size of a small smartphone
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Clownfish
Nemo's real-life doppelganger with a taste for anemone rent-free living/Marine Life
The clownfish (Amphiprioninae) is one of the few fish that can live among the stinging tentacles of sea anemones without being harmed, thanks to a protective mucus coating. They are sequential hermaphrodites — all are born male, and the dominant fish in a group becomes female. The largest individual in a colony is always the female, proving that size really does matter in fish politics.
Measurements
Weight2.5 tenths kg
3.2 millionthsSpace Shuttle orbiters
735 millionthsEmpty hot tubs
About 250 grams
Swimming speed1.5 tenths m/s
4.3 thousandthsCommuter trains
4.8 thousandthsHighway speeds
Not built for speed — more of a homebody
Stripe width5 thousandths m
547 millionthsRV lengths
455 millionthsLondon double-decker buses
909,091Hemoglobin molecules
Iconic white bands about 5 mm wide
Typical anemone territory radius3 tenths m
5.66Matchbox lengths
7.14Watch face widths
They rarely stray far from home
Lifespan189 million s
6.3 trillionLightning discharges
70,080Oil changes
9,556NYC-to-LA flights
About 6 years in the wild