Clark's anemonefish
Amazing fact
Adult and young Clark's anemonefish sharing a sea anemone are not parents and offspring.
葛西臨海水族園
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Adult and young Clark's anemonefish sharing a sea anemone are not parents and offspring.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Clark's anemonefish
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion clarkii
- Japanese name
- クマノミ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Amphiprion
A fish that lives in partnership with sea anemones, each helping the other. It rests among the anemone's tentacles and lays its eggs right beside it.
Sea anemone tentacles carry venom, but this fish covers its body with a special slime, so the venom does not harm it.
It is neither male nor female when it hatches. As it grows it becomes male, and later it changes into a female.
How the Clark's anemonefish lives
It is active during the day. It mainly eats zooplankton and algae. The male does most of the egg care. After hatching, the young drift in the sea before finding an anemone to live in.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web葛西臨海水族園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: up to 15 cm
- Diet
- Small crustaceans and attached algae
- Range
- South of Chiba Prefecture, the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf
Where the Clark's anemonefish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- クマノミ
- 简体中文
- 克氏双锯鱼
- 繁體中文
- 克氏雙鋸魚
- 한국어
- 흰동가리
- Español
- Pez payaso de cola amarilla
- Français
- Poisson-clown de Clark
- Deutsch
- Clarks Anemonenfisch
- Português (Brasil)
- Peixe-palhaço-de-cauda-amarela
- Italiano
- Pesce pagliaccio di Clark
- العربية
- سمكة المهرج صفراء الذيل
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Polimas kuning
- Русский
- Клоун Кларка
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 葛西臨海水族園 — クマノミChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Amphiprion clarkiiChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Clark's anemonefish, look for this
- Look for the yellow pectoral fins.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Clark's anemonefish
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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