Clownfish are all born male, and the largest one in the group can turn into a female.
Why it is true
Each anemone hosts a dominant female, a breeding male and several smaller males. If the female dies, the breeding male changes sex and takes her place, and the largest of the others becomes the new breeding male.
Source: Nature (Fricke & Fricke, 1977)
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