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Amphiprion Bicinctus.


Amphiprion Bicinctus.
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Copyright: Sylwia bonee (bonee) (443)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-01
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-08 4:39
Viewed: 661
Points: 4
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...if only they were bigger, they'd make great maneaters :) Those little things really hate divers, so whenever you get too close, no matter that you're much more bigger, they'll attack you and thry to "bite" ... So cute :)
And now some facts about Nemos ;) :

The Twoband anemonefish, Amphiprion bicinctus (Rüppell, 1830), often called a clownfish, is the most common clownfish in the Red Sea. It is found at depths from 1-30 m.
The Twoband Anemonefish are yellow-orange with 2 black-edged white bands, the first running just behind the head, the second from the notch between the spinous and soft dorsal fin to the abdomen. Max size: 14 cm total length (male/unsexed). This species has been reared in captivity.
The Twoband anemonefish inhabits lagoons and outer reefs, and live symbiotically with anemones such as Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, and Stichodactyla gigantea. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Chagos Archipelago. Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine. Climate: tropical; 31°N-7°S.
This species is well known for its relationship with anemones, a classic example of symbiosis. The tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from predators. When the clownfish first contacts the anemone, it jerks back from the stinging nematocysts, but gradually its mucus coating gives it immunity. The anemone benefits by the clownfishes movement among its tentacles, which increases waterflow and therefore oxygen. The anemone may also feed on the fish's waste material.
Some clownfish live in anemones as juveniles and move to coral as adults. Some never move from their anemones. Some are territorial and will dart up to 6 feet out and "attack" depth gauges or mouthpieces.
Clownfish in aquariums have been observed bathing in the air bubbles, a behavior similar to the clownfish's behavior within the tentacles of the anemone.
The Twoband anemonefish feeds on benthic algae and occasionally on zooplankton.
Clownfish can change from male into female. A fascinating characteristic of clownfish is that they begin their lives as males, but when a female dies the dominant male will change into a female. A non-dominant male will then become the dominant male (called protandry).

They are known as guarders, nesters. Sex reversal is completed between 26-145 days. In a field test, a functional male laid eggs in 26 days after removal of the female. Eggs are laid at the base of the anemone, and the parent often rubs the anemone causing the tentacle to extend, which in turn forms a protective canopy for the eggs of the fish.
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Excellent shot! Maybe you can adjust the hue and the sat for more colors:)

oh nice work,,i seems like a cartoon movie 'finding nemo':) very nice work though,, good informative note
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

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