Every Clownfish is born as a male.  Clownfish live under a strict hierarchy with the group ruled by a single dominant female in charge of producing offspring.  When she dies, the head male undergoes a gender change and becomes the dominant female ruling the rest of the males once more.
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Every Clownfish is born as a male.  Clownfish live under a strict hierarchy with the group ruled by a single dominant female in charge of producing offspring.  When she dies, the head male undergoes a gender change and becomes the dominant female ruling the rest of the males once more.

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