Clownfish

Cute fish Clownfish

Clownfish are native to wide ranges of the warm waters of the Pacific and are not found in the Atlantic Ocean. Clownfish live in a mutual relationship with sea anemones and together with damselfish are the only fish which can avoid the potent stings of an anemone.

The Clownfish was made famous in Disney / Pixar's 2003 animated feature film Finding Nemo.

Also called:	Clown Anemonefish, Nemo
Latin name:	Amphiprion ocellaris
Class:	Pomacentridae (Damselfish)
Order:	Perciformes (Perch-like)
Family:	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Size:	Up to 4.3 inches (11 cm)
Area:	Eastern Indian Ocean and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines
International names:
Almindelig Klovnfisk (Danish)
Anemoonvis (Dutch)
Vuokkokalat (Finnish)
Poisson Clown (French)
Clownfische (German)
Kakure-kumanomi (Japanese)
Klovnefisker (Norwegian)
Ryby Klowny (Polish)
Peixe-palhaço (Portuguese)
Pez Payaso (Spanish)
Clownfiskar (Swedish)