Clownfish

Kingdom - Animalia
Scientific Name - Amphiprioninae
Size - 10cm-18cm
Colour- Black, White, Orange,Red,Yellow

The clown fish is a small species of fish that is found around tropical coral reefs. The most commonly known species of clown fish is orange with white marking but clown fish can be found in many different colours and can also differ in shape.

There are 28 recognised species of clown fish that are found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The clown fish is also found as far north as the Red sea and inhabits the Great Barrier Reef, on the Australian east coast.
The clown fish was made most famous from the polular children's film finding Nemo. Aquatic stores and clown fish breeders reported a significant increase in the popularity of fish so sadly , the majority of clown fish bought at the time quickely died.

The clown fish is also famous for it's seeming immunity to the stings of the sea anemone. Most clown fish are found either in or around sea anemones which the clown fish inhabits both for protection from predators but also the readiness of food.

Female clown fish lay their eggs on a flat surface close to the sea anemone which they inhabit. The female clown fish can lay hundreds or thousands of eggs at one time depending on the species. Clown fish lay their eggs around the same time as a full moon and the male clown fish guards the eggs until they hatch just over a week later.