Nature’s Best Photography
Ocean Views
Experience the Ocean Through the Art of Photography
June 11, 2008 through November 2008
Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
by Takako Uno, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan
Western clown anemonefish reach about 4.3
inches in length and live in tropical waters within
the protection of venomous sea anemones. The
anemonefish have a mucous coating that makes
them immune to the sting of the anemone. In
this symbiotic relationship, the anemone may
benefit from the anemonefish’s consumption of
parasites and from the fanning action of its fins,
which increases water circulation.
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