Reef Fish
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Amphiprioninae · Bony fish, subfamily Amphiprioninae, family Pomacentridae (damselfishes); family-level overview covering roughly 30 anemonefish species
The partnership defines the fish. An anemonefish spends its adult life inside the stinging tentacles of a host anemone, protected by a mucus coat that keeps the nematocysts from firing, and it rarely strays more than a few meters from home. Each anemone houses a strict hierarchy: one large female, one breeding male, and a queue of small non-breeders. Remove the female and the male changes sex to replace her, because every clownfish begins life male. Around thirty species divide the Indo-Pacific, from the two-banded anemonefish on Red Sea reef tops to the false clown of the Coral Triangle and the tomato and skunk anemonefishes farther east. Expect bold defense passes, egg-fanning beside the anemone base, and the occasional harmless nip at a lingering finger. None live in the Caribbean.
在哪里、什么时候能见到
"常驻"表示在该目的地潜水时大多数情况下都能遇见它们；"季节性"表示在所列月份内可靠出现；其他任何情况都是意外惊喜，而非计划中的保障。
| 目的地 | 可靠性 | 月份 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Sipadan & MabulMalaysia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsAustralia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedEgypt | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| North & South Malé AtollsMaldives | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Raja AmpatIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 |
最佳月份一览
深入了解
栖息地: Shallow, sunlit reef flats, lagoon patches, and upper slopes wherever one of about ten host anemone species grows.
分布范围: Tropical Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, from East Africa to French Polynesia; absent from the Atlantic and Caribbean.
习性: Strict size-ranked hierarchies on a single anemone; all individuals begin life male, and the dominant male changes sex when the female is lost. Pairs tend and fan eggs laid at the anemone base.
食性: Zooplankton and algae taken within a few meters of the host anemone, plus scraps from the anemone itself.
体型: 通常约 0.09 m; 记录深度可达 0.17 m (total length; varies by species, and females are the larger sex in every one).
与它相处时的行为守则
Watch from a meter away and keep hands clear. Never nudge a fish out of its anemone for a photo: exposed clownfish are easy prey and the anemone stings.
保育
Most assessed species are not threatened, but anemone bleaching and aquarium-trade collection have thinned local populations; captive breeding now supplies much of the trade.
以此著称的已标注潜点
高亮显示的潜点由编辑团队为该物种标注；数字为1990年以来潜点约5公里范围内的GBIF出现记录数。
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