False clownfish off Cabilao Island, Bohol, Philippines 17 Aug 2026

False clownfish off Cabilao Island, Bohol, Philippines

Location matters. Just ask the false clownfish seen in the image at Lighthouse Reef, near Cabilao Island, Philippines. In these tropical waters packed with hungry mouths and fierce competition, they"ve secured prime real estate: a sea anemone armed with thousands of microscopic stinging cells.

© Franco Banfi/Nature Picture Library

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