Talk:Ocellaris clownfish

Added behavior section

Hello, I am a student at Washington University and for my behavioral ecology class I chose this article to edit. I added some sections to the behavior section and some other sections. This is the assignment for the class: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Behavioral_Ecology_(Joan_Strassmann)/2013_Assignment_5 Gseehra123 (talk) 02:43, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

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This says that its (Cuvier, 1830) instead of what's on here. Sidious1701_{(talk•email•todo)} 02:59, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Peer Review

• General: Consider more concise phrasing. Sometimes sentences can be a bit long and hard to follow.
• Shelter: The mutualistic relationship has already been established in the brief overview of behavior at the beginning of the section. Consider changing the opening section, so there is no repetition.
• Queue Selection: Double-check some of the grammar & phrasing in this section.
• Juvenile: Don't need to clarify the necessity of shelter.
• Group Size: Some minor grammatical errors. (ex. "this correlation is provides")
• Reproductive Hierarchy: If you can, try to break this section up.
• Food Habits: Consider adding hyperlinks to other pages. (ex. omnivore) VAleles (talk) 23:08, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

General Comments/Edits:

•Some sentences seem a bit long and run-on and reducing them or splitting them would improve the flow of the article

•maybe explain a bit more on how fanning behavior promotes the health of the anemone (there's a section on Amphiprioninae that contains some data on this)

•Might want to explain while external fertilization causes males to care relatively more to the eggs compared to females for people who have no experience with animal behavior

•maybe link plasticity (under reproductive history) to phenotypic plasticity so people can learn more about it or understand it

•Great contribution! MLiu19 (talk) 20:48, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Specific changes: 1) "Amphiprion ocellaris, also known as the Ocellaris Clownfish, False Percula Clownfish or Common clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae which gathers clownfishes and damselfishes." --> "Amphiprion ocellaris, also known as the Ocellaris Clownfish, False Percula Clownfish or Common Clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, which includes clownfishes and damselfishes." 2) "It also has an aggressive territorial behaviour and is completely dependant on its sea anemone which represents its "life insurance" as a safe shelter for the group and for the nest." --> "It is aggressively territorial and is completely dependent on sea anemone, which provides a safe shelter as well as a nest." 3) "For juvenile Amphiprion Ocelllaris, it is difficult to find an anemone to live in (since they need anemone for survival and shelter)." --> "Juvenile Amphiprion Ocellaris have difficulty finding an anemone to live in (since they need anemone for survival and shelter)." 4) "However, as studies show, there was no difference in the characteristics between switchers and non switchers, and there is no data that Amphiprion ocellaris utilize the switching tactic for dominance." --> "However, studies show that there is no difference in the characteristics between switchers and non-switchers, and there is no data demonstrating that Amphiprion ocellaris utilize the switching tactic for dominance." 5) "There is not much data for the reproduction specifically for Amphiprion Ocelllaris, however, behavior that is similar throughout all anemone fishes has been recorded." --> "There is not much data on the reproduction of Amphiprion Ocellaris. However, similar behaviors throughout all anemone fishes have been recorded."

Other suggestions: 1) Amphiprion Ocellaris can be abbreviated to A. Ocellaris after the first use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by W.lin17 (talk • contribs) 04:03, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

New Edit

Hello! I am a student for the Behavioral Ecology Class at Washington University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Program:Washington_University_in_St._Louis/Behavioral_Ecology_%28Fall_2013%29) I added additional information to the beginning basic summary, combined the distribution and habitat sections (and added information), made the reproduction/life history its own subsection, and added in the Human interaction section. Hopefully this added information will help get this article to good article status. I also made some minor grammatical changes, and deleted some extra references that were not used or that were replicated. Gseehra123 (talk) 05:27, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

• Hi, Gurpreet. So I think this is the article you're trying to get to Good Article. I think. Anyway, if it is, it's looking good! I think your behavior section is very good and well organized and if any iprovements are necessary, they may be in the other sections which could use a little more info. I think many of these articles have a taxonomy section so you may consider adding one. I also think that using the full species name throughout the article is a bit jarring and makes the article harder to read. What do you think about using the common name more often? Perhaps that's just a style difference. I also think that this page could use a brief section about popular culture since this article may be accessed by many people who are familiar with the species for its association with Finding Nemo. Other species that are featured in the film also have brief references on their pages that you could use for reference. Otherwise, great work! Good luck on good article. Andrewkamel (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Anemone purple anemonefish.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on August 22, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-08-22. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:22, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

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The ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Reaching about 110 mm (4.3 in) in length, the species may have a range of colors. After clownfish hatch, they initially reside near the surface. When they become juveniles, however, they move to the seafloor to find a host anemone, forming a symbiotic relationship in which they obtain protection in return for defense.Photograph: Nick Hobgood

The name?

But why is it called a Clownfish? If anyone knows, this would be a helpful addition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brosefzai (talk • contribs) 21:13, 26 May 2018 (UTC)