Top Sea Anemone Facts

The symbiotic relationship between an Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) and a clownfish (Amphiron ocellaris) is a classic example of two organisms benefiting the other; the anemone provides the clownfish with protection and shelter, while the clownfish provides the anemone nutrients in the form of waste, its bright colours lure fish into the anemone, where they are killed by the anemone’s poison 💙 #lovethereef 🎥 Pablo Cogollos | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

OceanX Clownfish and Sea Anemone

"I live in an anemonemone" 🐠 Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and sea anemones have a partnership known as mutualism, which benefits both animals. Clownfish receive a safe place to live and prey to eat, and, in return, clownfish provide food to the anemone, help rid it of harmful parasites and chase away fish that feed on anemones. 📷 Kirin Sekito @wildkirinphotography #ausgeo #underwaterphotography #sealife #nemo #fish #reefs #scuba | Australian Geographic

Did you know that in a group of clownfish – also known as anemone fish (Amphiprioninae) – there's a strict dominance hierarchy? The largest and most aggressive female is found at the top. Anemone fish are protandrous sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they are all born males and become females when they mature. If the female anemone fish is removed from the group, such as by death, one of the largest and most dominant males becomes a female. The remaining males move up a rank in the hierarchy! D