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What are the characteristics and functions of clownfish

Appearance features: clownfish is small in size, diverse in color, and has one or two white stripes on its body. Habits and characteristics: clownfish like warmer water and have a strong sense of domain. A pair of male and female fish will occupy a sea anemone and prevent its kind from entering. Biological characteristics: clownfish and sea anemone are symbiotic. Clown fish's special body surface mucus makes it not affected by sea anemone. Sea anemone can protect it from other fish and provide food. 1、 Introduction to clownfish clownfish is the common name of sea anemone subfamily of Sparus family. It is a tropical salt water fish. It is named for its appearance with one or two white stripes, which is more like a clown in Beijing opera. In addition, it has a symbiotic relationship with sea anemone, also known as sea anemone fish. It is a female homologous fish animal, which can change from male to female, but female can not change into male. In youth, male clownfish become hermaphroditic. The population relationship of clownfish is usually composed of a dominant female and several adult males. 2、 Characteristics of clownfish 1 Appearance: most clownfish have one or two white stripes on their bodies. They are small and have a variety of body colors. The longest clownfish can reach 11cm, the total number of dorsal spines is about 10-12, and the total number of soft strips on the back is about 4-15. The total number of gluteal spines is 2, and the total number of gluteal fin soft strips is 14-15.

2. Growth environment: it is originally born in the warmer water of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea, and the upper and lower limits of seawater depth are 1-55m. The climate suitable for growth is in the tropics, i.e. between 25 degrees north latitude and 35 degrees south latitude.

3. Biological characteristics: clownfish and sea anemone are symbiotic. Clown fish has special body surface mucus on its surface, which can protect it from the influence of sea anemone. The protection of sea anemone can prevent the clownfish from being attacked by other fish. At the same time, sea anemone can also provide food for the clownfish, and the clownfish can lure other fish by themselves, attract other fish close to the sea anemone, and increase their predation opportunities.

4. Strong domain awareness: clownfish have a strong sense of territory, and the aggressiveness of wild clownfish is much higher than that of artificially raised clownfish. In general, a pair of male and female clownfish will occupy a sea anemone to prevent their kind from entering. 3、 The role of clown fish clown fish is small and lovely, colorful, has high ornamental value, has the role of beautification and decoration, and is common in aquariums, exhibition halls, families and other places. (XiaoChouYuDeTeDianShiShenMe,YouShenMeZuoYong)