Pez payaso de cola amarilla (Amphiprion clarkii) en una anémona magnífica (Heteractis magnifica), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Omán, 2024-08-16, DD 76

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Clark's anemonefish​ (Amphiprion clarkii) in a magnificent sea anemone (Radianthus magnifica), Ad Dimaniyat Islands, Oman. Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the species Amphiprion clarkii. Clark's anemonefish is a small-sized fish which grows up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) as a male and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) as a female. It's the most widely distributed anemonefish, being found in tropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific in depths between 1–60 metres (3.3–196.9 ft) with host anemones. Clownfish and sea anemone form together one of the most known symbiotic mutualism. The sea anemone protects the clownfish from predators, as well as providing food through the scraps left from the anemone's meals and occasional dead anemone tentacles. In return, the clownfish defends the anemone from its predators, and parasites and are unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone. In a group of clownfish, there is a strict dominance hierarchy. The largest and most aggressive fish is female and is found at the top. Clownfish are sequential hermaphrodites, meaning that they develop into males first, and when they mature, they become females.