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Clownfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ocellaris clownfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Though the tentacles of an "anemone" can sting and kill other fish, the clownfish isn't affected. (It's thought to be protected from the stinging cells by a coat of mucus.) The clownfish helps keep the anemone ... Children's Zoo is home to our common clownfish. ... Home > Animals > About the Animals > Fish > Common Clownfish...
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(Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home. Photographed by Jan Derk in November 2002 on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. {{GFDL}} {{FeaturedPicture}} [[d)
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Usage of Common clownfish curves dnsmpl.jpg on bgwiki ... English: Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Related species Clownfish belong to the same family of damselfish. They include the common A. percula, the two-banded A. akindynos, the black A. melannopus, the black-banded A. ephippus, the white-maned A. periderain, and the red ... The most common anemone to act as host to the clownfish is the large stoichactis species.
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The common clownfish can protect itself from the many predators of the coral reef by living among the stinging tentacles of a large sea anemone. They are found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Western Pacific east as far as the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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