What kingdom does the clown fish belong to?

1. What are clownfish groups called?
2. Which group of metazoans is clown fish in?
3. What species is Nemo?
4. Do male clownfish turn into females?
5. How do clownfish turn into females?
6. Is a clownfish a predator or prey?
7. What makes a clownfish a Chordata?
8. What phylum are anemones in?
9. What's the difference between Percula and Ocellaris clownfish?
10. Is there a blue clownfish?
11. What is the biggest clown fish?

What are clownfish groups called?

Despite their close relationship with the anemone, clownfish do still live in groups called schools. Within each group is a dominant female leader.

Which group of metazoans is clown fish in?

Clownfish, or Anemonefish, are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species are recognized. In the wild they are known for forming symbiotic relationships with sea anemones.

What species is Nemo?

Nemo and his dad, Marlin, are ocellaris clownfish, also called false clownfish or clown anemonefish. Anemonefish are so-named for the sea anemones in which they make their homes. There are 28 species of anemonefish, and they come in many colors, such as pink, red, yellow, black, brown and multi-colored stripes.

Do male clownfish turn into females?

Changing Sex

Surprisingly, all clownfish are born male. They have the ability to switch their sex, but will do so only to become the dominant female of a group.

How do clownfish turn into females?

Clownfish all begin life as male, but can all carry both female and male reproductive organs. ... These immature males can turn into females if the alpha female dies. The social structure of clownfish and its ability to change sex may be related to the clownfish's chosen habitat — the sea anemone.

Is a clownfish a predator or prey?

Large species of fish, sharks, and eels are the principal clownfish predators in the water however the human is the most important total menace to the clownfish as they're caught to maintain in tanks and aquariums.

What makes a clownfish a Chordata?

The clownfish is in the phylum chordata because the species has tissues, a coelom, and did have a notochord during its early development. Also, it possesses a dorsal, tubular nerve chord, and postanal tail, which are two key characteristics of chordates.

What phylum are anemones in?

The class Anthozoa (under the phylum Cnidaria) includes corals, anemones, sea pens and seafans.

What's the difference between Percula and Ocellaris clownfish?

The Ocellaris clownfish has dark coloring around its eyes, 11 dorsal spines, and thin black borders around its white bands. The Percula clownfish, or True clownfish, has more orange color around the eyes, ten dorsal spines, and thick black outlining around the white bands.

Is there a blue clownfish?

Before you go thinking that clownfish should be orange, black and white and that's it, just remember that there is at least one species, the blue stripe clownfish, which has a great deal of natural blue coloring in its bars.

What is the biggest clown fish?

The Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish is the largest species of clownfish and can reach a size of 6 inches. It has maroon body coloration with three wide yellow body stripes. There is another strain of Maroon Clownfish called White Stripe Maroon Clownfish.