The story of Nemo is not how Pixar told it

We all remember the adorable Nemo. A young clownfish running away from his controlling and overprotective father. He undertakes, together with his friend Dory, an arduous and dangerous adventure to find his lost son across the ocean to Australia. So far everything normal. Nothing that those of us who have seen the Pixar animated film do not know. But nature and science take care to give a dose of reality to this story, that perhaps destroys it for some.

In the race of clown fish (or anemone fish), all are born neutral and with abilities of hermaphroditism. First they are fish without sexuality or reproductive capacity and later they all develop masculinely. But one of those males is more aggressive and strong than the others, so that is transformed into a female. The female is the one that protects the young and the anemone (the plant where they live) from invaders, sometimes fiercely. In addition, the female ensures that no new females enter the group that may challenge her dominant position. In fact the females are larger in size than the males. But what happens when the clownfish dies or disappears for some reason? Then the larger male becomes a female and the neuter young man who is also bigger becomes a male to dominate the other neuter and make them obey. This behavior is known as sequential hermaphroditism and there are many species that present this pattern of development.

Knowing the story of Nemo, after the death of his mother, the father really would have had to stop being his father and become a mother. Mr. Marlin would have become Mrs. Marlin. to protect Nemo. Here is a very curious story for all those who continue to engage in transphobic speeches with the argument of what "is natural" and what is not.

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