Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus), small male, with bleached Bubbeltip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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With bleached host anemone. The tentacles of the anemone are usually a dull brown, but this anemone is bleached and has lost most of its endosymbiotic zooxanthellae. This can happen because of high water temperature.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Georgette Apol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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