Clownfish (Anemonefish)

Clownfish, also known as anemonefish, are colorful, tropical members of the damselfish family. All are "obligate symbionts" with large sea anemones - they can survive and reproduce only when living under the protection of their host anemone. Clownfish gain "immunity" to an anemone�s powerful sting, by gradually exposing more of their bodies to the tentacles, until they have acquired a protective coating of the anemone�s own mucus. Typically, an anemone plays host to a single pair of adult fish, and a variable number of juveniles.

Skunk Anemonefish Thailand — Skunk Anemonefish
Thailand

Pink Clownfish Philippines — Pink Clownfish
Philippines

Pink Clownfish Indonesia — Pink Clownfish
Indonesia

Clown Anemonefish Papua New Guinea — Clown Anemonefish
Papua New Guinea

False Clown Anemonefish Indonesia — False Clown Anemonefish
Indonesia

Red and Black Clownfish Fiji — Red and Black Clownfish
Fiji

Two-band Anemonefish Red Sea — Two-band Anemonefish
Red Sea

Orange-fin Clownfish Fiji — Orange-fin Clownfish
Fiji

Two-band Anemonefish Red Sea — Two-band Anemonefish
Red Sea

Spine-cheek Anemonefish New Guinea — Spine-cheek Anemonefish
New Guinea

Spine-cheek Anemonefish, New Guinea — Spine-cheek Anemonefish,
New Guinea

Clown Anemonefish, New Guinea — Clown Anemonefish,
New Guinea

Pink Clownfish Australia — Pink Clownfish
Australia

False Clown Anemonefish Indonesia — False Clown Anemonefish
Indonesia

Maldives Anemonefish Maldives — Maldives Anemonefish
Maldives

Tomato Clownfish, Philippines — Tomato Clownfish,
Philippines

Skunk Anemonefish Thailand — Skunk Anemonefish
Thailand

Pink Clownfish Papua New Guinea — Pink Clownfish
Papua New Guinea

Red and Black Anemonefish, New Guinea — Red and Black Anemonefish,
New Guinea

Saddleback Clownfish Papua New Guinea — Saddleback Clownfish
Papua New Guinea

Barrier Reef Clownfish Australia — Barrier Reef Clownfish
Australia

Clark's Anemonefish Solomon Islands — Clark's Anemonefish
Solomon Islands

Seychelles Anemonefish Seychelles — Seychelles Anemonefish
Seychelles

Red Saddleback Clownfish Thailand — Red Saddleback Clownfish
Thailand

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