Have you been curious about what the characters in Finding Nemo were based on? Were they made up or are they actually based on animals that live in the sea? Well, most are based on wildlife that actually lives in the earth's oceans! In this post, I will talk about the fish that many of the characters were based on.
Royal Blue Tang
Can you guess who this is? Yes this is the fish that Dory was based on. The blue tangs are indigenous to reefs in East Africa, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef. They like to live in pairs and eat algae and plankton. They are also the most popular marine aquarium fish in the world.
Moorish Idol
This is what Gill was based on. These fish have been seen in East Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Ducie Islands; Hawaii, southern Japan and all of Micronesia. They like to live alone and are picky eaters, often choosing not to eat anything when their preference of sponges and corals are not present.
Ocher Starfish
This is the starfish Peach was based on. This sea star is common in the Pacific Ocean. Their main diet consists of plankton and mussels. Most are purple, but many are also yellow, orange, reddish, and brown.
Do you have a favorite aquatic critter?
This is a great post and blog, Abby! Finding Nemo is one of my favorite movies, so it''s really interesting to learn about all the fish that some of my favorite Pixar characters of all time are modeled after! My favorite aquatic critter is probably the Royal Blue Tang. But I have to admit, it's hard to chose because the Moorish Idol and Ocher Starfish are also really pretty...I would love to see one while Scuba Diving one day. I have question about Royal Blue Tangs: do they actually have really small brains (aka poor memory), or is that just Dory? Thanks for the great posts! I'll keep looking back for more!!
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline! Yeah it would be really cool to go scuba diving! I would probably be calling all of the fish "Nemo"! haha. I believe that the Tangs are relatively smart for fish. Did you know though that Dory's amnesia is the most accurate depiction of amnesia documented in a movie? Gotta love Dory!
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