Clownfish

Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. The warmer waters of the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Great Barrier Reef, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Indo-Malaysian region are all home to anemonefish. While the majority of species have confined ranges, others have broad dispersion. Anemonefish often inhabit protected reefs or shallow lagoons at the bottom of shallow oceans. The Atlantic Ocean does not include anemonefish.

Thirty species have been identified, with one belonging to the genus Premnas and the rest to the genus Amphiprion. They all create symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones in the wild. Anemonefish vary in overall color from yellow to orange to reddish to black, and many have white bars or patches. The largest can reach a length of 17 cm, while the smallest barely achieve 7–8 cm.