SPECIE NAME:Amphiprion ocellaris
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE:
Ocellaris Clownfish
LOCATION:
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, NW Australia, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands.
HABITAT:
Marine, reef-associated; shallow coral reefs and calm lagoons, usually at 3–15 m depth.
SIZE:
Maximum reported length: 11 cm TL (male/unsexed). Reliable maximum weight is not reported.
DIET:
Omnivorous; feeds on algae, benthic crustaceans, zooplankton, fish eggs and other small organisms.
FACT:
It is a protandrous hermaphrodite: individuals begin life as males, and the dominant individual can become female. Males guard and aerate the eggs. It commonly lives with Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea and S. mertensii.
SPECIE NAME:Macrodactyla doreensis
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE:
Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone
LOCATION:
Northwest Pacific and Western Central Pacific; records extend from Japan through tropical Indo-Pacific waters to northern Australia.
HABITAT:
Sessile marine species of shallow tropical waters, commonly on sandy or muddy bottoms, generally down to about 15 m.
SIZE:
Oral disc usually 20–30 cm diameter, reaching up to 50 cm in larger individuals. Reliable weight data are not reported.
DIET:
Carnivorous feeding supplemented by energy from symbiotic zooxanthellae. It can capture small marine animals with its tentacles.
FACT:
Its slender tentacles can develop distinctive corkscrew-like curls. It also provides shelter for several anemonefish and anemone shrimps.