Ocellaris Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Ocellaris Clownfish

“ I am not a sad clown. I am not a sad clown. ”

– Nathan Lee

Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Actinopterygii

Family: Pomacentridae

Genius: Amphiprion

Species: Amphiprion ocellaris

Descendant: clownfishes

Named by: Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier

Year Published: 1830

Size: 11 cm (4.3 inches) in length; 1/2 pounds in weight

Lifespan: 3–10 years

Type: Bony Fishes (Anemonefish)

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Pantheon: Terran/Gaian

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Good

Threat Level: ★

Water Condition: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025, saltwater not brackish water

Diet: Omnivorous

Elements: Water

Inflicts: Waterblight, poison

Weaknesses: all

Casualties: n/a

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: CITES Appendix I

Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, which includes clownfishes and damselfishes. Once they find their anemone species called Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea and Stichodactyla mertensii and have symbiotic relationships with the anemone, they form a symbiotic relationship with them.

Etymology

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Physical Appearance

The ocellaris clownfish is a small fish that has a stocky appearance and oval shape. It is compressed laterally, with a round profile. The coloration of its body is orange to reddish-brown, but it can also be black in some particular areas such as the Northern Territory in Australia. It has three vertical white stripes outlined with a fine black line. The first passes just behind the eye, the second in the middle of the body widens forward to the head centrally and the third one circles the caudal peduncle.  All the fins are also outlined with a fine black line.

Abilities

The presence of the clownfish can be interpreted as a lure to attract potential anemone's prey close to the tentacles. And the clownfish can also defend the anemone against some reef fishes which could eat the tentacles. Clownfish can change gender, with the larger, more dominant individual becoming the female.

Ecology

Ocellaris clownfish is a diurnal fish. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, which means the male can change its sex to female during its life, and lives in a harem in which an established dominance hierarchy manages the group and keeps individuals at a specific social rank. It is aggressively territorial and is completely dependent on its sea anemone.

Behavior

Males guard and aerate the eggs, while itself was passive and ran away from larger one. Most aquariums would benefit greatly from having this fish in them, but you should exercise caution when introducing different clownfish morphs because some of them have a reputation for aggression. Clownfish are capable of switching between sexes; the larger, more dominant individual will be the female.

Distribution and Habitat

This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines; ranges north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.


Tamed

Clownfish can be 'tamed' using Fish Trapper. While they can level, they do eat from the feeder.

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