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Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Clownfish shelter among anemone tentacles that would sting many other fish.
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Photograph by Janderk. Public domain (opens in a new tab).
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Shallow coral reefs with host sea anemones
- Diet
- Zooplankton, algae, and small crustaceans
- Geographic range
- Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion ocellaris
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