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Organism name: Ocellaris Clownfish




Size (length and weight)

The largest can reach up to18 centimetres (7.1 in), while the smallest can barely reach 10 centimetres (3.9 in).

Physical description
Ocellaris Clownfish is fully orange, has 3 fat white lines, and has thin black lines at the end of the tail and fins.

Location in the world
Indian Ocean and the western part of the Pacific Ocean down to Australia.
Diet
Clownfish are omnivores, they eat organisms and vegetations. Clownfish eat seaweed,small shrimp, plankton, and shellfish.

Predators
Butterfly Fish and Turtles,The orange-clown anemonefish,fish such as sharks, stingrays, and other larger bony fishes,
humans, and while the eggs are susceptible to predators.

Young
There really is know difference. The young look like the adults but they just way smaller!

Niche or role in their ecosystem
It helps a lot of other fish, you can look at the fish it helps under Predators.

Other names
Nemo
Orange Anemone Fish
Anemone Fish
False Percula Clownfish

False Clown Anemonefish

Anemone Demoiselle



Other Facts
The Ocellaris Clownfish is mostly known from the movie Nemo.

The Ocellaris Clownfish is a peaceful fish.
Ocellaris Clownfish's reef is safe.
The Ocellaris Clownfish looks like the Perculaclownfish.

All are males when they are born. As they mature and start to pair off the dominant one will change into a female. The female is usually larger than the male and will be the primary defender of their territory.

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Recourses
  1. http://marinebio.org
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clownfishhttp:/
  3. www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other/amphiprion_percula.htm