The ocellaris clownfish, also called the false percula clownfish or common clownfish, is a marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, which includes the clownfishes and damselfishes, and grows to about 11 centimetres long with females larger than males. Its colouring varies by location, from black individuals with white bands near northern Hawaii, North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan to orange or red-brown individuals with three white bands elsewhere. It hatches near the ocean surface but travels to the bottom as a juvenile to find shelter in a host sea anemone, with which it forms a symbiotic relationship.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Scientific Name Conservation Status Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSmall fish growing up to 11 cm (4.3 inches) 1 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Ocellaris Clownfish
In Biome
Source Ocellaris clownfish - Wikipedia
In Ecosystem
Source World Wildlife Fund
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
Sources
1. Ocellaris clownfish - Wikipedia
Introduction, opening sentence
The ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), also known as the false percula clownfish or common clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae.
Infobox, conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description section
The common clownfish is a small fish which grows up to 11 cm (4.3 inches).
- In Biome: Coral Reef Systems, Wikipedia 'Ocellaris clownfish': "marine fish" of the family Pomacentridae found among coral reefs (Indo-Pacific); checked 2026-09-27
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
Wikidata: Ocellaris Clownfish
- Wikidata Q1126155, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Amphiprion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the SourceWorld Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund- In Ecosystem: Coral Sea
- In Ecosystem: Great Barrier Reef
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