Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Nemo, Clowning Around

Wordless Wednesday
Watery Wednesday

What: Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) -- the model for the cartoon character 'Nemo'
The anemone species is Heteractis magnifica.

Where: I took this photo at Sipadan Island, Malaysia.


Amphiprion ocellaris
[Click on the photo to enlarge.]

20 comments:

napaboaniya said...

I found Nemo!! :P
Any prize? *kidding*

catsynth said...

I am quite fond of clownfish - I have several toy examples here at CatSynth HQ :)

tundratantrm said...

Awww...nemo.

JennWasHere said...

That clown fish sure loved playing in the corals! Great shot!

It's my first time to join watery wednesday. My entry is posted here. Hope you can drop by!

Stan said...

I've always been fascinated at how these pretty little fish live among anemones that are deadly to others.

People with Cameras said...

Nemo looks like he's snoozing! lol

2sweetnsaxy said...

You take the best underwater shots. This is beautiful and that little fish is so pretty is doesn't even look real.
:-) Sorry about the Mr. Linky problem. :-(

jams o donnell said...

What a beautiful fish! I've not seen Findign Nemo

me ann my camera said...

A fascinating photo and such a colourful fish. I have not seen the movie so I shall enjoy the uniquenss of the fish in your photo!

antigoni said...

Clownfish is so cute. Kids love Nemo. So do i.

ramblingwoods said...

Oh Nemo...perfect....

Mojo said...

You really do get around don't you?

You'd love Beaufort I think, and there are a ton of wrecks off the NC coast accessible to divers. From the colonial period on up. The U-352 is near where I took my Watery Wednesday shot for this week, which has the distinction of being the first U-Boat sunk by the Coast Guard. There's a (1/3? 2/3? I forget just now) scale replica of part of it in the main tank of the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. I've got some shots that include it that'll be appearing in the next few weeks or so.

They don't call it the Graveyard of the Atlantic for nothin' after all.

Randall said...

He looks like he's playing Hide and Seek.

Becky and Gary said...

Beautiful fish! Gorgeous setting..

Lori said...

Oh I LOVE NEMO!!!!! That is so cool. I want a fish tank with some Nemo's and a puffer fish too!! Happy WW my friend. Thanks for stopping by. Its always great to see you:)

Tink *~*~* said...

He looks like he was never lost! :D Thanks for the smile

Tink *~*~*

Jim said...

Well, Bobbie, I think Nemo is hiding. And disguising himself as a football. His eyeballs give him away. So does your 'big picture'.
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kml said...

He looks like he is really enjoying himself!

BNS said...

Thanks, everyone.

This Nemo wasn't snoozing. Far from it! He was darting around so much, playing hide and seek in that anemone, it was hard to get the photo.

Bobbie

Ava said...

Had to mention you guys again on my blog The Reef Tank (http://www.thereeftank.com/blog) Great clownfish picture!