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clownfish

n. Any of colorful fish of the genera ''Amphiprion'' and ''Premnas'' in the subfamily Amphiprioninae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

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Leslie grinned internally at the image of holo-Richard hovering in midocean like some craggy Madonna of the Fishes, clownfish and Moorish idols nibbling through the seaweedy strands of his hair.

The monitor is now awash in underwater rainbows from the Great Barrier Reef along with an infinity of tiny corals, sponges, scorpion and lionfish, goatfish, clownfish, moray eels, and sea stars.

Orange-and-white clownfish nested in the soft, stinging embrace of fluorescent sea anemones.