AnimalsCoral Reef
Clownfish Fun facts for kids
Amphiprion ocellaris
The clownfish lives on warm coral reefs near Asia and Australia and eats tiny sea animals and algae.
- Where it lives
- on warm coral reefs near Asia and Australia
- What it eats
- tiny sea animals and algae
- How big it is
- about as long as a grown-up's finger
Fun facts about the clownfish
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
Its slimy coat stops the anemone from stinging it, so it lives safely in a home that stings other fish.
It makes popping and clicking sounds by snapping its teeth together when arguing about who is the boss.
The clownfish and its anemone help each other: the anemone gives a safe home, and the fish cleans it and chases off nibblers.
Its tiny babies drift in the open sea for a week or two, then follow smells and reef sounds to find a home.
It wiggles and fans its fins over its eggs to give them fresh water to breathe.
It spends almost its whole grown-up life within one big step of its own anemone.
Out of hundreds of kinds of anemones, only about 10 will let a clownfish live in them.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in warm, shallow seas near Asia and Australia, on bright coral reefs.
I make popping and clicking sounds with my teeth when we argue about who is the boss.
I wave my fins over my eggs so they get fresh water to breathe.
My slimy coat keeps me safe inside a home that stings other fish.
I'm bright orange with three white bands, and I starred in a famous cartoon about a lost little fish.
Sammy might be thinking of a clownfish.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the clownfish in the Coral Reef adventure.
Play the Coral ReefComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
