Title: " Western Clownfish "

(Western Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, hovering above host anemone)

Andaman Sea, Thailand, 2002

TOTAL EDITION: 500

SIZE: 11.5" X 16.5" (29cm X 42cm)

Anemonefish are most often found living in a symbiotic relationship with a "host anemone". The fish is immune to the lethal sting of the tentacles, due to a mucous coating that fools the anemone into thinking it is part of the host.

When threatened, the fish darts into the lethal protection of the stinging tentacles. But by actively swimming around in the tentacles, the fish creates additional waterr flow, increasing the amount of food the anemone can trap from the drifting water.