- Aquarium of the Pacific, K. Curtis
- The host, a bubble-tip sea anemone,
Entacmaea quadricolor
The false clown's other common names are common clownfish, false clown anemonefish, false anemonefish, and, the much more familiar, Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo in which Marlin was correctly shown as being immune to the sting of a sea anemone. Like other anemonefish, false clowns have a symbiotic relationship with selected sea anemones that provide their habitats.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
Anadam and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, Indo-Malaysan Archipelago, Philippines, northwest coast and Northern Territory of Australia, coast of southeast Asia north to the Ryukyu Islands
- Amazing Facts
This species has a more rounded caudal fin than other anemonefishes that makes it a naturally slow swimmer; however, the fin’s shape also allows it to make quick darting movements.
- At the Aquarium
There is a special habitat for two year old juvenile false clown anemonefish in the Aquarium’s Tropical Pacific Gallery. They are fed krill (a small shrimp-like animal) and pieces of finely chopped seafood. When the juveniles grow too large for this habitat, they are moved to other locations in the gallery
