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Clownfish
Known as the "Finding Nemo" fish, the Clownfish is bright orange saltwater species native to warm water coral reefs where they live in anemones.
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What is a clownfish physical appearance?
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Have more rounded caudal fins that enable them to make quick darting movements Ability to detect the correct host species by olfactory stimuli Able to bleach itself in color at night and hide within the anemone tentacles
What is the offspring clownfish?
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well i am learning about reproduction of clown fish and my teacher said that its reproduction is laying eggs and protecting it intill it grows
Do clown fish eat their babies?
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In the case of species that normally rear their young, the usual reasons for the parent(s) eating the youngsters, are either there is something wrong with the fry and the parents know this, or they are not prepared to bring up fry in conditions that are not suited to the survival of the fry.
What does clown fish use for shelter?
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Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with anemone. The clownfish deliver nutrients to the anemone in the form of waste, and the anemone protects the clownfish from predators. Anemones, like other cnidarians, have stingers called nematocysts which are used for protection.
How many bones does a clownfish have?
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thats a good question i think it is 2 rows but i am not sure though
What type of relationship exists between the clownfish and the sea anemone?
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Symbiosis is demonstrated by the clown fish being protected by the anemone's stinging tentacles from predatory fish. The anemone is protected by the teratorial clown fish from anemone-eating fish. The clown fish has a mucus on its body that keeps the anemone from stinging it and becoming a food source. They protect each other in a near perfect symbiotic relationship.
What is a clownfish mean of protection?
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The main and only mean of protection for clown fish is the anemone.
This is the reason why clown fish spend all their lives swimming nearby anemone.
They protect each other. It is called "symbiosis".
How many different types of clownfish are there?
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Heres all the ones I know:
-Common Clownfish
-Orange Skunk Clownfish
-Maroon Clownfish
-Pink Skunk Clownfish
-Red sea Clownfish
-Barrier Reef clownfish
-Clark's Clownfish
-Cap Clownfish
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Why does clownfish live in correl reef?
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Clownfish can't live without a sea anemone, just like humans can't live without plants.
Clownfish are the fish that can live in sea anemones. If other fish try to go in the see anemone they'll get harmed. Sea anemones protect clownfish only.
