<P> On the first day of school, Marlin embarrasses Nemo during a field trip . While Marlin talks to the teacher, Mr. Ray, Nemo sneaks away from the reef toward a boat and is captured by a scuba diver . As the boat departs, one of the divers accidentally knocks his diving mask overboard . Marlin chases after the boat and meets Dory, a blue tang who suffers from short - term memory loss . The two encounter Bruce, Anchor, and Chum, three reformed sharks who have renounced eating other fish . While at their meeting, Marlin discovers the diver's mask and notices an address written on it . However, Dory and Marlin fight over the mask, giving Dory a bloody nose . The blood sends Bruce into a feeding frenzy, and he attacks Marlin and Dory, who narrowly escape . </P> <P> Nemo is placed in a fish tank in a dentist's office, where he meets the Tank Gang, led by Gill . The gang learn Nemo is to be given to the dentist's niece Darla, who has killed previous fish given to her . Gill devises a plan to escape: jam the tank's filter with a pebble so the dentist will put the fish in plastic bags to clean the tank, then roll out the window and into the harbor . Nemo attempts to jam the filter but fails, nearly dying in the process . </P> <P> The mask falls into a trench in the deep sea, where, while battling an anglerfish, Dory reads the address as 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney . To her own disbelief, Dory remembers the address despite her short - term memory loss . Dory and Marlin receive directions to Sydney from a school of moonfish . On the way, they encounter a bloom of jellyfish that traps and nearly stings them to death . Marlin loses consciousness and awakens on the back of a sea turtle named Crush, who shuttles Marlin and Dory on the East Australian Current . Marlin tells the story of his journey to a group of young sea turtles led by Crush's son Squirt . News of his quest spreads across the ocean . Near the harbor, a pelican named Nigel flies to the dentist's office and brings news of Marlin's efforts . Inspired, Nemo makes a second attempt to jam the filter . He succeeds, but the dentist installs a new high - tech filter before the Tank Gang can escape . </P> <P> Marlin and Dory exit the East Australian Current and are engulfed by a blue whale . Dory communicates with the whale, which carries them to Sydney Harbour and expels them through his blowhole . They meet Nigel, who helps the pair escape from a flock of seagulls and takes them to the dentist's office . Darla has just arrived, and the dentist is handing Nemo to her . Nemo plays dead to save himself as Nigel arrives, terrifying Darla and throwing the office into chaos . After Nigel is violently thrown out by the dentist, Gill helps Nemo escape into a drain that leads to the ocean . </P>

What's the name of the little turtle in finding nemo