Clearwater Marine Aquarium is full of all sorts of exciting ocean animals! From clownfish to triggerfish, there are a number of different sea creatures that are worth learning about.
Where to See
- 4th Level
Ocellaris Clownfish
Ocellaris Clownfish
(Amphiprion oceallaris)
- STATUS
- Least concerned
- HABITAT
- Lives in warm, shallow waters among the tentacles of magnificent, giant carpet, and carpet anemones
- GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
- Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. Also found in waters of Northwest Australia, Japan, Indomalayan, & Southeast Asia
- DIET
- Fish larvae, small invertebrates, planktonic fish eggs, zooplankton, algae, copepods, and polychaete worms
- THREATS
- Climate change, global warming, & pollution
Did You Know…
This strain of ocellaris clownfish are known as Black Storm Clownfish.
They have a symbiotic relationship with anemones.
To catch their prey, they swim onto the reef to attract larger fish, which are stung by the anemones. The anemone eats the larger fish and leaves the remains for the clownfish.
Males guard the eggs until they hatch after four or five days.