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anemone fish colony on the border of deep water abyss

Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) underwater inside an anemone in Koh Tao, Thailand

$Sipadan Island, Malaysia, is a diving paradise famous for its vibrant marine life, including clownfish. These colorful fish live in symbiosis with sea anemones, gaining protection from predators while keeping their hosts clean.\n\nNestled in nutrient-rich waters atop an ancient volcanic seamount, Sipadan boasts thriving coral reefs teeming with marine life like turtles, reef sharks, and schools of tropical fish. Divers can easily spot clownfish darting among the reefs, their playful movements adding charm to the underwater scenery.\n\nStrict conservation efforts preserve Sipadan’s pristine ecosystem, ensuring future generations can experience its natural wonders, including these iconic fish.$

Beautiful anemone hosts a clownfish, Red Sea off Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

Fantastic colors of a sea anemone and its little host clownfish

Pink skunk clownfish and damselfish dancing in sea anemone tentacles , Bali

Image of the orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) and a female scuba diver in Palau, Micronesia

Sea anemone with clown fish in Maldives Noonu atoll

Clown fish in closed sea anemone in red sea in saudi arabia

An orange clownfish swimming in a vibrant coral reef. The clownfish is small and has a round body with a pointed nose. It is swimming near a large coral formation that is covered in polyps. Other fish are swimming around the coral, and there are even some sea anemones in the background. The water is clear, allowing for a clear view of the fish and coral.

A shy clownfish is hiding behind sea anemone

Pink Anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, Magnificent Sea anemone, Ritteri anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Reef Building Corals, Coral Reef, Bunaken National Marine Park, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Close up of tropical clown fish in clear warm blue water over soft coral reef

PG Island, Oriental Mindoro Province, Philippines - Close-up of marine life

Shoal of clownfishes swimming between anemones

$The appearance of this pretty coral belies its aggressive behavior. Many individual coral polyps form colonies which join together at the base of their skeletons. These colonies grow to form branches, columns, solid colonies that are dome-shaped, or colonies that adhere close to the substrate. Colonies may be meters across and sometimes whole sections of a reef face are covered exclusively by one branching Goniopora species. \nGoniopora sp. has flower-like polyps, and can grow to cover areas of six to ten meters. Each polyp has 24 long and fleshy tentacles that are normally extended day and night, although these quickly retract when touched revealing the massive skeletons beneath. Each Goniopora species differs in the shape and colour of their polyps, which allows their identification underwater. \n\nGoniopora occurs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; from the coast of Mozambique, to the Red Sea, and east to northern Australia, southern Japan and Hawaii. \nFlowerpot corals are most commonly found in turbid water protected from strong wave action. Flowerpot corals are capable of developing elongated sweeper polyps, like the sweeper tentacles of other corals, which can inflict severe tissue damage on a coral within their reach. It is therefore unusual to see other coral species growing close to the flowerpot coral, and it is believed that this adaptation benefits the flowerpot coral in the intense competition for space on the reef. \nFlowerpot corals have separate male and female colonies (not all corals do) which release sperm and eggs into the water for external fertilisation. The fertilised egg develops into a free-swimming larva that will eventually settle on the substrate and develop into new colonies.\n\nKarang Rembang, north of Tayandu Island, Indonesia, \n5°27'4.812 S 132°23'54.732 E at 17m depth$

The Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), also known as the Pink Skunk Anemonefish, is a small and colorful fish that is commonly found in the coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean. These fish have a striking pink coloration that sets them apart from other types of anemonefish, making them a popular subject for underwater photography.

Sunlight shines in the Indo-Pacific Ocean

An underwater view of a coral reef in the wild. The coral reef is made up of different types of coral, including brain coral and staghorn coral. The coral is in various shades of brown, green, and white, and it’s surrounded by rocks and other aquatic plants.

Anemonefish with anemone on a coral reef

Marine world; an anemone together with its tenant, the clown fish.

Maldivian Anemone and Maldivian Anemonefish clownfish Indian Ocean

Tentacles of yellow anemone, marine anion, closeup

Magnificent sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) aka Ritteri anemone colonise this healthy underwater coral reef. When open these flared out Cnidarian discs reveal vast amounts of stinging tentacles used to stun and consume it’s prey. The tentacles also fascilitate photosynthesis of its symbiotic zooxanthellae, a second means of eating. The Anemone maintain a symbiotic relationship with the Anemone Clown fish (Amphiprion ephippium) as seen here. Image taken whilst scuba diving at Koh Haa island archipelago, Andaman sea, Krabi province, Thailand.

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