The clownfish is the common name for a subfamily of anemone fish in the family Sparidae.

The clownfish is the common name for a subfamily of anemone fishes in the family Sparidae, a group of tropical saltwater fishes. There are 28 known species, one from the genus Spiny-cheeked finch snapper (Premnas), and the rest from the genus Double sawfish (Amphiprion). The anemone with poisonous spines protects the clownfish, while the clownfish eats the digested remains of the anemone, forming a mutually beneficial **** living relationship. Clownfish (clown fish) database for the love of clownfish players to collect a part of the most common species of clownfish details, including clownfish name, classification, origin and habits and other knowledge.

The maximum length of the clownfish is 11cm, the total number of dorsal spines is 10~12, the total number of dorsal cartilages is 4~16, the total number of anal spines is 2, and the total number of anal-fin cartilages is 14~15. Juveniles have black scales with a concentration of blue; white patches on the forehead and upper flanks; and all fins are black, except for the transparent pectoral fins and the soft dorsal-fin fins on the outer portion of the dorsal-fin cartilage. Adults are variable in geographic and behavioral coloration.

Clownfish are not the only hermaphrodites, but they are one of the few species in which males can become clownfish females and females cannot become males. Each clownfish population has a dominant female and several adult males, the latter of which are hermaphroditic in youth. If the dominant female dies, one of the adult males will undergo hormonal changes and transform into a new female in that population. During spawning, males and females have a domain behavior of nest and egg protection. Their eggs will have a thin filament anchored to a rock at one end, hatch in a week or so, and the young float in the water for a while before inhabiting **** living organisms such as anemones. They are commonly known as "clownfish" because they have one or two white stripes on their faces, resembling the clowns in Peking Opera.

Clownfish are native to the warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea. Although most species are restricted in their distribution, some are very widespread. Clownfish live in shallow lagoons or reefs on the bottom of shallow seas. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, north to southern Japan, south to Australia, Sydney, and so on.