Common in most reef habitats. Highly variable in color, depending on the geographical area and host anemone. The only species known to live with all host anemones. In the Maldives, Calrk’s Anemonefish is typically colored. Distinguished from previous species by more narrow white bars. The length of this fish is around 14 cm.
There is symbiotic relationship between the sea anemone and this fish. Food and protection are given by the anemone. The tentacles of the anemone are stinging. And the anemone fish is protected by a mucus. And this helps the fish to hide between the tentacles to evade predators. In return for the benefit, they get from the sea anemone, the Clark’s anemonefish protects it from various predators.
Clark’s anemone fish is one of the three most common anemone fish that are found in the Maldives. Clark’s anemone fish can live in 10 different types on anemone. Although most anemone fish live in one anemone.
Anemone fish normally feed on zooplankton. But they also feed on dead tentacles of the anemone as well.
