Clown Anemonefish, Indonesia

Photograph by Tim Laman , National Geographic

Clown anemonefish nestle amid the tentacles of a sea anemone off the Tukangbesi Islands in Indonesia . The clear waters surrounding coral reefs have encouraged the evolution of color and pattern among the inhabitants.

(From the upcoming National Geographic book Visions of Earth)

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