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The species' most closely related ancestor is Amphiprion percula, the orange clownfish. It is thought that A. ocellaris specialized after diverging from the genus Premnas, and scientific evidence confirms that all clownfish belonging to the genus Amphiprion initially could withstand the stings of only one type of anemone; after further ...
Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species of clownfish are recognized: one in the genus Premnas, while the remaining are in the genus Amphiprion. In the wild, they all form symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones. Depending on the species, anemonefish are overall yellow ...
This is known as the ocellaris clownfish and sometimes referred to as the "false percula clownfish" or "common clownfish" due to its similar color and pattern. The "easiest" way to distinguish the two species is the fact that A. percula has 10 spines in the first dorsal fin (rarely having 9) and A. ocellaris has 11 (rarely 10), which is a more ...
This clownfish is tricky to tell apart from the false percula (or ocellaris), but it has a thicker black outline to its stripes and more orange in the eyes, as well as 10 (rather than 11) dorsal ...
The following species are classified in the genus Amphiprion: [1] Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 (Skunk clownfish) Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972 (Barrier reef anemonefish) Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970 (Twobar anemonefish) Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman, 2008; Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (Twoband anemonefish)
The clown fish eats the dead tentacles and keeps the anemone healthy. The anemone receives the benefit of being able to eat the feces of the clown fish as well. In return, the clown fish has a ...
The sea anemone protects the clownfish from predators, as well as providing food through the scraps left from the anemone's meals and occasional dead anemone tentacles. In return, the clownfish defends the anemone from its predators and parasites. [3] Clownfish are small-sized, 10–18 cm (3.9–7.1 in), and depending on species, they are ...
R. doreensis is a host of 5 different species of fish. [1] [n 1] Amphiprion chrysopterus orange-fin anemonefish [2] A. clarkii, the yellowtail anemonefish; A. ocellaris Western clownfish; A. perideraion pink skunk anemonefish. Dascyllus trimaculatus 3 spot dascyllus.