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Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Description:

..and then there is the all-time favorite, Nemo! flirting in and out of his anemone. Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species are recognized, one in the genus Premnas, while the remaining are in the genus Amphiprion.

Habitat:

Typically lives in small groups on outer reef slopes or in sheltered lagoons at a maximal depth of 15 metres (49 ft). It inhabits in association with three different species of sea anemones: Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea and Stichodactyla mertensii

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10 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Hi ChrisP. Your spotting is featured in the new PN blog post via a link! Cheers
http://projectnoah.tumblr.com/post/58511...

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

Unfortunately not, my flash is temporarily out of order...but I have a stack to load from past five years...

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

I stay tuned for the pics :) (if you took any, that is)

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

Thank you Tina!..the diving was good indeed and the weather super

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Amazingly beautiful! I hope you had a great time up north with good dives and weather!
Tina

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

Thank you Gerardo, Mona

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Extraordinary shot Chis !

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

Thank you Pradeep

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Gorgeous spotting!

ChrisP
Spotted by
ChrisP

Indonesia

Spotted on May 17, 2007
Submitted on Jun 17, 2013

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