Bicinctus two band anemonefish a.
Giant carpet anemone and ocellaris clownfish.
Clarkii clark s anemonefish a.
Clownfish do not require host anemones to survive or thrive.
Both need the other to survive.
Gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish amphiprion akindynos barrier reef anemonefish a.
Giant carpet anemone these large sea anemones are favored by the ocellaris clownfish and the red spotted porcelain crab which form symbiotic relationships with this species.
Most anemones are treated as sessile but the ones inhabited by anemonefish are in fact motile.
In their natural environment ocellaris clownfish will host in magnificent sea anemone heteractis magnifica giant carpet sea anemone stichodactyla gigantean and merten s carpet sea anemone stichodactyla mertensii.
1 different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.
In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.
They would simply be picked off by a predator as they would have no place to hide.
The species exhibits a rich range of color variation including brown yellow blue green and more.
In their natural habitats clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship.
Zooxanthellae are obligate symbionts within the anemone.