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Clownfish (genus Amphiprion) do not migrate very far from the place were they are born. Clownfish are natural found in shallow water in the Pacific and Indian oceans where they live in a symbiotic relationship with anemones. Eggs are laid at the base of an anemone, which offers them protection and they are looked after by the male, who fans them to create water currents which keep the eggs oxygenated. When the fish hatch they will swim away in search of their own anemone, where they will live.

Since Amphiprion fish usually only live in association with a few species of anemones, it is thought that they recognise a potential host by chemical signals in the water.

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