Small reef fish of the warm Indo-Pacific that live among sea anemones, sheltered by the stinging tentacles. In return they defend, clean and feed the anemone.
Quick answers
What is it?Fish
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?Commonly
Popular in the aquarium trade, and easily bred in captivity; the ocellaris is among the most traded marine fish.
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inOceans
HabitatOpen ocean, Coast
ColoursOrange, White, Black
SizeTiny
LengthUp to 11 cm (ocellaris clownfish)
LegsNone
Covered inScales
Lives ingroups
Lives for6–10 years
Can swim
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Warm and tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
- What it eats
- Omnivores, mostly plankton.
Did you know
If the female dies, the breeding male turns into a female.
Groups have a strict size order: the female is largest, then the breeding male, then the non-breeders.
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