Family

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The Clownfish, or Anemonefish, are the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the family Pomacentridae. Currently 27 species exist, of which one is in the genus Premnas and the rest are in the subfamily's type genus Amphiprion. The other pomacentrids are called damselfish.

Habitat

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Clownfish are native to wide ranges of the warm waters of the Pacific; some species ranges overlap others. Clownfish are not found in the Atlantic Ocean. Clownfish live in a mutual relationship with sea anemones, or in some case settle in some varieties of soft corals, or large polyp stony corals. Once an anemone or coral has been adopted, the clownfish will defend it vigorously.

However, clownfish in an aquarium environment can exist very well without an anemone (this may be advisable as most anemones are extremely difficult to keep alive even for experienced aquarists). The anemone is required in nature because reef life is dangerous for small, brightly coloured fish with very poor swimming abilities; in an aquarium lacking predators it is not needed. For this reason, clownfish never stray far from their host. In an aquarium, where they don't have to forage for food, it is very common for clownfish to remain within 6–12 inches of their host for an entire lifetime.

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Transgenderism in nature: The tale of the boy clownfish who became a girl http://beckscafe.com/?p=1252
BecksCafe (Rebecca) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:31:03 -0000
Transgenderism in nature: The tale of the boy clownfish who became a girl http://beckscafe.com/?p=1252
@KiishaBell grown man though...clownfish.
ai_ichiban (Adaeze) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:01:50 -0000
@KiishaBell grown man though...clownfish.
Anil Wadghule bought Clownfish (http://bit.ly/7KzViH) at about 1 hour ago
district007 (district007) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:13:34 -0000
Anil Wadghule bought Clownfish (http://bit.ly/7KzViH) at about 1 hour ago
イタリアのクリスマス・プロジェクトに参加した、日本の３組、Ayumi Nishina, hajimepop, Clownfish（=中山豪次郎 ）がコチラでも紹介されてます。　http://podshower.com/?author=1
hajimepop (城島　亜珍　Johjima Achin) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:17:51 -0000
イタリアのクリスマス・プロジェクトに参加した、日本の３組、Ayumi Nishina, hajimepop, Clownfish（=中山豪次郎 ）がコチラでも紹介されてます。　http://podshower.com/?author=1
What did one shark say to the other while eating a clownfish? Answer: This tastes funny.
hystericmoon (Hosni Rachmani) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:42:46 -0000
What did one shark say to the other while eating a clownfish? Answer: This tastes funny.
U can try RT @aldywaani: And I wil eat them later when u're sleeping!! RT @gentaagung: Need to get clownfish, starfish and more seawater..
gentaagung (Genta Kusumonegoro) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:29:21 -0000
U can try RT @aldywaani: And I wil eat them later when u're sleeping!! RT @gentaagung: Need to get clownfish, starfish and more seawater..

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