Underwater World Pattaya

Anemonefish

Anemonefish ( Clownfish) spend their entire settled like in association with giant anemones and are found only in the Indo-Pacific. 28 species are know : 13 occur in South-east Asia. The fish benefit by having a safe home where they can feed and nest without being attacked. The anemone stings intruders. yet the clownfish can ‘ bathe’ freely in the tentacles without being stung because of their protective mucous covering. Not only is the layer thicker than usual. But its chemical make-up prevents the anemone’s stinging cells from being activated.

Anemonefish live in pairs or groups and have a social life that involves sex change and female dominance. The female is the largest, and she controls the sexual development of others. The next biggest functions as a male, but has undeveloped ovaries and immediately changes sex should the dominant female disappear.At the same time. the dominant juvenile develops into a male. This means that a breeding pair is virtually always present and that egg laying can go on uninterrupted. A nest may be visible at the bass of the anemone. This guarded for about a week before the eggs hatch. The larvae spend about a week floating in the plankton, and then seek out a suitable host by smell, rather that by sight.

False Clown Anemefish/Clown Anemonefish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)

This is the most brightly coloured anemonefish in the area. With its orange body and three white bars. They grow to a length of about 11 cm. It is found on reefs throughout the region to Indonesia and north Australia, and also in the eastern Indian Ocean. And occur from shallow water to depths of about 15m. They live with Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantean

Clark's anemonefish / Yellowtail clownfish
(Amphiprion clarkii)

It is a widely distributed clownfish. It is found in tropical waters, in lagoons and on outer reef slopes about 1-60m., from the Western Australia and throughout the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
It is a spectacularly colourful fish, with vivid black, white and yellow stripes. The tail fin may be white or yellow. Colours vary from place to place. They are a popular aquarium species. Its maximum length is about 15 cm. This is a greater fish . Found in pairs or family groups in most reef habitats.

Tomato Anemonefish / Bridled Clownfish / Red Clownfish
( Amphiprion frenatus)

It is a clownfish that is found in the waters of the Western Pacific.The adult fish is bright orange-red, with one white vertical stripe just behind the eyes, joined over the head. Some varieties have darker coloration.

They can grow to 14 cm in length, however the female is usually larger than the male. The eggs are deposited on a flat surface and tended by the pair until they hatch .They prefer to nestle in purple anemones such as the bubble-tip anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor,

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