Fun Facts about Clownfish

Clownfish, also known as clown anemonefish, are one of thirty different species of anemonefish.

Anemonefish

As one of the more distinctively dressed reef dwellers, clownfish are hard to miss.

Easy to Spot

Clownfish are very often confused with false clownfish. At first glance, they look almost identical.

Doppelgangers

Clownfish know the value of a good partnership and share a symbiotic relationship with their sea anemone.

Give and Take

In a clowfish colony the largest male and female become the breeding pair. if anything happens to the female, the breeding male will permanently change sex to become the matriarch.

Hermaphroditic

Clownfish are quite feisty and are prepared to defend their host anemone and their nest.

Feisty

Clownfish love a chinwag and communicate by slamming their teeth together to make a series of popping and cracking noises.

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