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Western Clown
The Western Clown has a very striking pattern
of oranges, white and black. They live in
Sea Anemone which are poisonous to other
fish. Prey is attracted to the bright colours
of the Western Clown and are then stung
by the Sea Anemone and die, providing a
good meal for both the Western Clown and
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Common Lionfish
The Common Lionfish have orange and white
stripes. they warn other creatures to stay
away because they have long fins and spines
along their bodies that are poisonous to
other creatures. |
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Black Tip Reef Shark
The Black Tip Reef Shark has a
well defined black tip to its dorsal fin and
its lower tail fin and grows to about 5 feet
which is smaller compared to sharks like the
Tiger Shark and the Great White Shark |
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| Painted Moray Eel
The Painted Moray Eel is white with brown
spots. Instead of scales, they have a layer
of mucus which covers the body and protects
the skin from germs and parasites. They
have a long dorsal fin along the top of
their bodies. |
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Polyp Butterflyfish
The Polyp Butterflyfish has a yellow body
with thin black stripes along it. Its tail
fin is almost all black but also has white
and blue in it too. There are many varieties
of Butterfly fish all with amazing colours
and patterns. |
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Royal Angelfish
The Royal Angelfish is also yellow and has
wonderful stripes made up of black, blue and
white. It has a blue dorsal fin and a yellow
tail fin. It can grow up to 30 centimetres
long. |
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