Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
The Ocellaris Clownfish, also known as Amphiprion ocellaris, is a small, vertically striped fish that is a part of the clownfish family. The Ocellaris Clownfish is very similar to the Amphiprion percula, as they have the same coloring and stripe patterns with the couple exceptions being the thickness of the black outlines on the stripes and the number of dorsal fins. The Ocellaris Clownfish has a relatively round body and can be either orange, brown-red, or black with white stripes. The color of the Ocellaris Clownfish’s body depends on its geographic location. As youths, the Ocellaris Clownfish, immune to the stings of anemone, form symbiotic relationships with anemone and take shelter in them.
One of the most sought-after aquarium fish is the Ocellaris Clownfish. Aquarium owners love it for its brilliant colors, which vary from fish to fish depending on where it lives. This fish is found in the western Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian ocean, living among sea anemones. It is also called common clownfish or false percula clownfish. Most of them have three white bands with black outlines on their orange body. That is on the head, body, and tail. The body is stocky and oval. They are hermaphrodites and omnivores, born gender neutral and turn into male before changing sex to female.
Ocellaris Clownfish have a total length between 1.5”-4” (4-10 cm) and body height of .6”-1.4” (1.5-3.5 cm). The typical weight of the Ocellaris Clownfish is in the range of .4-.7 lb (.2-.3 kg). Ocellaris Clownfish have lifespans between 3-6 years.
The Ocellaris Clownfish, also known as Amphiprion ocellaris, is a small, vertically striped fish that is a part of the clownfish family. The Ocellaris Clownfish is very similar to the Amphiprion percula, as they have the same coloring and stripe patterns with the couple exceptions being the thickness of the black outlines on the stripes and the number of dorsal fins. The Ocellaris Clownfish has a relatively round body and can be either orange, brown-red, or black with white stripes. The color of the Ocellaris Clownfish’s body depends on its geographic location. As youths, the Ocellaris Clownfish, immune to the stings of anemone, form symbiotic relationships with anemone and take shelter in them.
One of the most sought-after aquarium fish is the Ocellaris Clownfish. Aquarium owners love it for its brilliant colors, which vary from fish to fish depending on where it lives. This fish is found in the western Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian ocean, living among sea anemones. It is also called common clownfish or false percula clownfish. Most of them have three white bands with black outlines on their orange body. That is on the head, body, and tail. The body is stocky and oval. They are hermaphrodites and omnivores, born gender neutral and turn into male before changing sex to female.
Ocellaris Clownfish have a total length between 1.5”-4” (4-10 cm) and body height of .6”-1.4” (1.5-3.5 cm). The typical weight of the Ocellaris Clownfish is in the range of .4-.7 lb (.2-.3 kg). Ocellaris Clownfish have lifespans between 3-6 years.