Did you know? There are nearly 30 species of clownfish! Here’s one you may not know: the pink
Did you know? There are nearly 30 species of clownfish! Here’s one you may not know: the pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion). Also known as the pink anemonefish, it can be found in parts of the Indo-Pacific where, like other clownfish species, it has an affinity for anemones. The anemone’s poisonous tentacles offer protection to the clownfish, which takes refuge from predators (and is itself protected from its host’s stings thanks to a layer of mucus). In turn, the fish aggressively defends its host from other fish and cleans off parasites. Photo: François Libert, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr #AnimalFacts #clownfish #anemone #OceanLife #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLyuvcLlHD/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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