Anemone Fishes Maldives 284AWB_©JMacCausland'11.jpg

A group of Clarks Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) hide amongst the protective tentacles of a carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni) in the Maldives. Clownfish secrete a protective coating allowing them to safely exist within the arms of their otherwise toxic anemone host (Stichodactyla haddoni). These are also known as Two-banded Clown (Amphiprion bicinctus).

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Clown fish Anemone Anemone fish Anemonefishes (Pomacentridae) Clark's Anemonefish Carpet Anemone Host Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni) Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) five Maldives Indo-Pacific underwater fish Anemone relationship symbiotic commensal mutually beneficial behavior Two-banded Clown fish (Amphiprion bicinctus) Clarks Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) Maldives Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific underwater © Janet MacCausland

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Corals_ Cnidaria, Medusa. See also Stinging Jellies., Maldives, Fiji, South Pacific