Description
Also known as "NEMO" Anemonefish, Black Percula Clownfish, Black-finned Clownfish, Clownfish, Common Clownfish, Eastern Clown Anemonefish, Eastern Clownfish, Orange Anemonefish, Orange Clownfish, Percula Clownfish, Picasso Clown Anemonefish, Platinum Percula Clownfish, Puller, Semi-picasso Anemonefish, True Clown Anemonefish, True Percula Clownfish.
Found in pairs and family groups, with their host anemone, over protected lagoons and seaward reefs. This fish has thick black lines around the white!
They feed on zooplankton.
Length - 11cm
Depth - 0-15cm
Widespread Western Pacific
This Anemonefish is known to live with the host anemones:-
Heteractis magnifica - Magnificent Sea Anemone
Heteractis crispa - Leathery Sea Anemone
Stichodactyla gigantea - Giant Carpet Anemone
Anemonefish are specialised damselfish and live a symbiotic relationship with various anemones. Some anemonefish will only be found with one type of anemone, but others can live with many types.
They are rarely found very far away from an anemone. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Amphiprion-percula.html
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