Nemonic

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Nemonic

Orange Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) often live in association with sea anemones particularly Heteractis magnifica

Amphiprion percula is often confused with the Ocellaris Clownfish, Common Clownfish or False Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) which apparently ‘Nemo’ is based on.

Juvenille clownfish use chemical cues released from the anemones to identify and locate the appropriate host species to use for shelter and protection.

Telling the two apart is tricky as they have very similar markings:

“Source: wikipedia”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percula_Clownfish

Nemonic belongs to the following groups:

National Parks of the World, Queensland, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day) and Underwater Photographer's Guild Available for sale as

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Nemonic by gardenofbeeden
Nemonic by gardenofbeeden

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