Clarkii Clownfish Anemone
They can reach up to 5 5 inches 14 cm in length.
Clarkii clownfish anemone. Some aquarists believe that tank raised clownfish do not host anemones as readily as wild caught clownfish after a few generations. Amphiprion clarkii known commonly as clark s anemonefish and yellowtail clownfish is a marine fish belonging to the family pomacentridae the clownfishes and damselfishes. The tomato clownfish looks very similar to the cinnamon or black and red anemonefish.
These fish typically have stout rounded body and a forked tail which helps them to swim faster than other anemonefish that have rounded tails. Any food that the clownfish doesn t eat bits and scraps may be consumed by the anemone. The clark s clown is a deep bodied clownfish from the clarkii complex.
In the wild clarkii clownfish will host with all of the 10 known symbiotic anemones including the bubble tip anemone entacmaea quadricolor beaded anemone heteractis aurora sebae anemone heteractis crispa magnificent sea anemone heteractis magnifica haddon s carpet anemone stichodactyla haddoni giant carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea merten s carpet anemone stichodactyla mertensii corkscrew tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis adhesive. One in the genus premnas while the remaining are in the genus amphiprion in the wild they all form symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones depending on species anemonefish are overall yellow orange or a reddish or blackish color and many show white bars or patches. Male amphiprion frenatus tomato clownfish in a bubble tip anemone.
Special chemicals contained within the mucus layer covering the skin of the clownfish have the capacity to block stings from the anemone s nematocysts. Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily amphiprioninae in the family pomacentridae thirty species are recognized. Clownfishes may also provide food in a round about way for the anemone.
In the wild clarkii clownfish will host with all of the 10 known symbiotic anemones including the bubble tip anemone entacmaea quadricolor beaded anemone heteractis aurora sebae anemone heteractis crispa magnificent sea anemone heteractis magnifica haddon s carpet anemone stichodactyla haddoni giant carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea merten s carpet anemone stichodactyla mertensii corkscrew tentacle anemone macrodactyla doreensis adhesive anemone cryptodendrum. Additionally the male tomato clownfish lacks the dark coloring that the female tomato clownfish has and that the red and black anemonefish has. The suggested reason is that their parents and grandparents have never seen anemones and therefore have lost the instinct or need for the protection from potential predators.
