The
Clown Fish
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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genius and Species | Works Sited |Fun Facts|
Kingdom: Animalia
No cell wall
Cell has a nucleus
Cells organized into tissue
Born alive
Phylum: Chordate
it has a backbone
It has a veritable column
segmented body
bilateral symmetry
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genius and species: Amphiprion
The
Clown Fish
Have you ever wondered how a clown can live with a poisonous anemone? The tropical clown fish is a graceful and beautiful vertebrate from the phylum chordate. The clown fish has certain characteristics that will allow it to live in its habitat.
The clown fish has many different characteristics that help it survive on its own. For example, it is immune to the poison of the anemone. This shows that it uses the anemone for protection by being able to be near the anemone without being hurt. Another example is that the clown fish grows to be about 2-5 inches long. This shows that it is able to fit into or be close to the anemone so that a predator will
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Gliding through water Like an arrow in mid flight Seeking adventure
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Immune to the poison of sea anemone
It grows to be 2-5 inches long
Written by Ali Shakoor. Gasteropelecus sternicla. May 2000. University of Michigan. April 16, 2003
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/gasteropelecus/g._sternicla$narrative.html
Muzzy, Cathrine. Personal interview. 9 Apr. 2003
Phil Shane. Clownfishand Anemonefish Identification. May 2000 Quality Marine USA
http://www.aquarium-design.com/fish/clownfishid.html