anemone fish: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Amphiprion

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Anemone fish in sea anemone.

Clown anemone fish (Amphiprion ocellaris).

A clown anemonefish, Amphiprion percula, with bright orange and white stripes, swims among the pale tentacles of a sea anemone in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

clown fish in the Great Barrier Reef

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