20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Purple house

Two little clowfishes appeared with surprised look among their purple anemone home. The colorful clown anemonefish, also called a clownfish, is bright orange with three white stripes—and probably reminds us of the star of the popular movie Finding Nemo. In their natural habitat, clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship; both need the other to survive. Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators, while anemones rely on clownfish for food and cleaning away parasites that bug the anemone.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Malaysia
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Thien Nguyen Ngoc