Scientific name: Amphiprion ocellaris
Size: Up to 4.3 inches
Color: orange (even red-brown) and white
Distinguishing feature: Oval, with three white bands
Where did we see it: Thailand, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Amphiprion ocellaris
Size: Up to 4.3 inches
Color: orange (even red-brown) and white
Distinguishing feature: Oval, with three white bands
Where did we see it: Thailand, Raja Ampat
Three-band clownfish is the signature fish of the Disney Nemo cartoon.
This fish lives in the anemones, it is immune to their poison thanks to its mucus, anemones serve as a protective house.
The three-band clownfish is hermaphrodite, so it can change sex according to the needs of the inhabitants of the anemone.
Parrotfish create a protective envelope around them when they are sleeping.
So, don't put the light on them during night dive to don't to wake them up and break this envelope.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!