🧬 Clownfish are all born males, and the dominant male of a group will turn female when the female of that group dies.⁠ ⁠ Clownfish, also known as anemonefish, are sequential hermaphrodites that first develop into males. They live in regimented schools made up of all males and just one female, the lone female being the dominant and generally the largest fish in a given group. The second in command of the school is usually the largest and most aggressive male of the group. Due to his dominance over the other males, he tends to ensure they stay small by taking the best food opportunities for himself and the like. Besides the perks of more food, he’s also the only one who gets to breed with the female.⁠ During breeding, the female will sometimes lay thousands of eggs, depending on the species and her size, usually on a pre-cleaned rock or coral close to the anemone they live in. After the eggs are laid, the male will go along and fertilize them.⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ From here, if a given egg is po...