clown fish
noun
: any of various small tropical fishes (genera Amphiprion and Premnas) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that are related to the damselfishes, are bright orange usually with one or more vertical white stripes, and live symbiotically with sea anemones
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Watch on Disney+ Finding Nemo Nemo (Alexander Gould) is a young clown fish with an imperfect fin and a dad (Albert Brooks) who worries endlessly about his son’s safety.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Below was a dizzying spectrum: harlequin flashes of cobalt and hot pink, gold and silver, as clown fish, trevallies, and parrotfish zigzagged by in a flash.
—Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
The facts are right too: clown fish can lay up to 1,000 eggs and anglerfish use their headlamps as lures.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
Who would have thought a pair of clown fish would serve as the perfect vehicle to teach kids about grief and family?
—Men's Health, 27 June 2022
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Below was a dizzying spectrum: harlequin flashes of cobalt and hot pink, gold and silver, as clown fish, trevallies, and parrotfish zigzagged by in a flash.
—Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
The facts are right too: clown fish can lay up to 1,000 eggs and anglerfish use their headlamps as lures.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
Who would have thought a pair of clown fish would serve as the perfect vehicle to teach kids about grief and family?
—Men's Health, 27 June 2022
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“Clown fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clown%20fish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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