AnimalsThe clownfish is orange with white bands. It lives among the stinging arms of a sea anemone, protected by a layer of slime on its skin. The fish gets a safe home, and the anemone gets cleaned and defended.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion ocellaris
- Group
- Fish
- Diet
- Omnivore (eats plants and animals)
- Lives in
- Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific
- Habitat
- Coral reefs
- A young one is called
- fry
- A group is called
- school
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
How it is classified
Scientists sort living things into groups within groups. Reading down, each step is a smaller group, ending with the species itself.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Order Perciformes
- Family Pomacentridae
- Genus Amphiprion
- Species Amphiprion ocellaris
Classification follows the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Other reference works arrange some groups differently. How classification works.
Is it in danger?
The clownfish is listed as Least Concern. The species is widespread or numerous enough that it is not considered at risk of extinction at present.
This is the IUCN Red List category as recorded in Wikidata on 11 November 2026. The IUCN Red List itself is the authority and may carry a newer assessment. What the categories mean.