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Clown fish is a fish of the Pomacentridae
family, the Amphiprioninae subfamily. There are 28 recognize
species of the clown fish, whose name is inspired by its
energetic disposition and its funny colors. They have colors
like orange, blackish, yellow or reddish with white patches or
bars. The smallest species reach 10 centimeters and the largest
can reach 18 centimeters. This cute fish is not at all peaceful
with its neighbors, being aggressive when it comes to protect
its territory. The clown fish live among the sea anemones having
a relation of symbiosis. The clown fish and the anemones are
very useful one to another. Although the anemones have tentacles
full of poison that kill any fish that comes in contact with
them, the clown fish has a mucous that makes it immune to the
anemone's poison. The clown fish is the anemones` protector
against the possible predators and also their cleaner. The
anemones are the clown fish protectors against their predators
who runaway from the anemones` tentacles. The diet of the clown
fish is made from what remains after the anemones eat. The clown
fish eats what remains uneaten by the anemones. The diet may
also contain plankton and tentacles of anemones. Since the clown
fish lives in the warm waters of the Red Sea, of Australia's
Great Barrier Reef, of the Pacific Ocean or of the Indian Ocean,
in Egypt you can see this fish in the waters of the Red Sea
resorts, if you like diving. The clown fish is also the main
character of the 2003 Disney animated movie Finding Nemo. From
the clown fish species, the tank-bred fish is more resistant
to diseases and less stressed if is put into aquarium. |
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