Clown fish is a common name of Anemone of Sparidae, and it is named after one or two white stripes on its face, like a clown in Beijing Opera. This is a tropical saltwater fish. There are 28 known species, one from Tofu Chai, and the rest from Slice Fish. Clownfish are closely related to anemones, so they are also called anemones.

The maximum length of clownfish is 1 1cm. The total number of dorsal spines is10 ~12; The total number of soft strips on the back is 4 ~16; The total number of gluteal spines is 2; The total number of gluteal fin soft strips is 14 ~ 15, and the young fish are all black with blue scales. There are white patches on the forehead and upper side; All the fins are black except the transparent pectoral fin and the soft dorsal fin. The geography and behavior of adult fish are changeable.

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I. Scope of distribution

Clownfish are native to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea.

Although the distribution of most species has its limitations, some species are widely distributed. Clownfish live in shallow lagoons or coral reefs at the bottom of shallow seas. Indo-Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, South Japan in the north, Australia and Sydney in the south.

Second, growth and reproduction

Clownfish are not the only hermaphroditic animals, but they are one of the few species in which males can become females and females cannot become males. Each clown fish population has a dominant female fish and several adult males, the latter being hermaphrodite at an early age.

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