What type of fish is Marlin in "Finding Nemo"?
A marlin is 16 feet of apex predator, the kind of fish that ends up as a trophy on someone's wall. Marlin from "Finding Nemo" is a nervous wreck who won't let his son swim past the anemone. What type of fish is Marlin in "Finding Nemo"?
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Correct Answer: Clownfish
(Source)Fish in "Finding Nemo" know each other's species names and first names, but they're not experts in irony. Pixar knew exactly what they were doing when they named a clownfish Marlin, and director Andrew Stanton made sure to double up by making Marlin an especially unfunny clownfish. Albert Brooks voiced the character and spent an entire day improvising botched versions of an anemone joke, never bungling the punchline the same way twice. Named after a predator, born a clown, bad at both.
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