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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Least Concern fish
Measurements
Shoulder Height
6 cm
2"
Body Length
11 cm
4"
Weight
25 g
1 oz
About Clownfish
The clownfish (ocellaris) is a small coral reef fish reaching just 11cm in length. Famous from the movie Finding Nemo, they live symbiotically with sea anemones.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Amphiprion
Ecology
- Diet
- omnivore
- Habitat
- ocean
- Continent
- Asia, Oceania
Fun Fact
All clownfish are born male; the dominant fish in a group changes sex to become female.