Ever since the movie, Finding Nemo, people have been going crazy for clown fish. Check out these facts on one of the ocean's coolest creatures.
What is a Clown Fish? n6t2x
There are 28 species of clown fish. They are orange, yellow, maroon and many other colors. The most common clown fish - and the one that looks most like Nemo - is the percula clown fish which is bright orange with white stripes. Clown fish are between two and five inches long.
Where Do Clown Fish Live? 191z1n
Clown fish live on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Who are the Friends of the Clown Fish? 1v4k3f
Clown fish and anemones hang out all the time and help each other out. Anemones are fish-eating animals that look like underwater flowers and have hundreds of poisonous tentacles. Clown fish find most of their food by mooching off the anemone. Clown fish wait until the anemone paralyzes and eats predators.
To find out what kinds of enemies the clown fish has and how you can properly care for a clown fish, click here.
Nemo is the most famous and adroable Clown Fish 70391m
Related Stories: