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  • Percula Anemonefish, 1 of 6
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    (c) Anne Hoggett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Percula Anemonefish

Amphiprion percula

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The orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) is widely known as a popular aquarium fish. Like other clownfishes (also known as anemonefishes), it often lives in association with sea anemones. A. percula is associated specifically with Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea, and as larva use chemical cues released from the anemones to identify and locate the appropriate host species to use them for shelter and protection. This causes preferential selection when finding their anemone host species. Although popular,...

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