clownfish

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US/ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/

noun

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

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anemonefish
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Meanings

nounclownfish (plural clownfish or clownfishes)

plural clownfishes

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

    Synonyms: anemonefish

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
anemonefish

Origin

From clown + fish.

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Translations

Afrikaans anemoonvis
  • anemoonvisfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Arabic سَمَكَة المُهَرِّج
  • سَمَكَة المُهَرِّجfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Catalan peix pallasso
  • peix pallassofish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Chinese Mandarin 小丑魚 /小丑鱼
  • 小丑魚 /小丑鱼 (xiǎochǒuyú)fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Danish klovnfisk, anemonefisk
  • klovnfiskfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
  • anemonefiskfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Esperanto klaŭnfiŝo
  • klaŭnfiŝofish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Finnish vuokkokala
  • vuokkokalafish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
French poisson-clown, poisson clown
  • poisson-clownfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
  • poisson clownfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
German Anemonenfisch, Clownfisch
  • Anemonenfischfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
  • Clownfischfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Hungarian bohóchal
  • bohóchalfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Italian pesce pagliaccio
  • pesce pagliacciofish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Japanese 熊の実
  • 熊の実 (kumanomi)fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Korean 흰동가리
  • 흰동가리 (huindonggari)fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Malay ikan badut
  • ikan badutfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Polish błazenek
  • błazenekfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Portuguese peixe-palhaço
  • peixe-palhaçofish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Romanian pește clovn
  • pește clovnfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Russian ры́ба-кло́ун
  • ры́ба-кло́ун (rýba-klóun)fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Spanish pez payaso
  • pez payasofish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Swedish clownfisk
  • clownfiskfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Thai ปลาการ์ตูน
  • ปลาการ์ตูนfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Turkish palyaço balığı
  • palyaço balığıfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Vietnamese cá hề, cá hải quỳ
  • cá hềfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
  • cá hải quỳfish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas
Cite this entry
APA

clownfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownfish

MLA

“clownfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clownfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownfish.

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