Editing Clownfish (section)

==Captivity==
[[File:Black Clown Fishes (01112491) (6175426265).jpg|thumb|right|Melanistic clownfish in fish tank]]
Clownfish have been popular in the [[Fishkeeping|aquarium trade]] due to their colouration, sociability and longevity. With no predators, they can thrive in captivity without sea anemones.<ref>da Silva, C. R. B.; Hoepner, C. M.; Mercader, M.; Laudet, V.; da Silva, K. B. "The Impact of Popular Film on the Conservation of Iconic Species: Anemonefishes in the Aquarium Trade" in {{harvnb|Laudet|Ravasi|2023}} pp. 223, 227</ref> Between 1997 and 2002, ''A. ocellaris'' was among the most traded species worldwide<ref>{{cite book|author=Taylor, M.|url=http://www.unep.org/pdf/from_ocean_to_aquarium_report.pdf|title=From ocean to aquarium: A global trade in marine ornamental species|author2=Razak, T.|author3=Green, E.|publisher=UNEP world conservation and monitoring centre (WCMC)|year=2003|page=19|access-date=18 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701215234/http://www.unep.org/pdf/from_ocean_to_aquarium_report.pdf|archive-date=July 1, 2004|name-list-style=amp}}</ref>, while in 2011, the species was the most popularly imported clownfish species in the US, being almost half of individual clownfish, and around three percent of total marine fishes. Other popularly traded clownfishes include ''A. biaculeatus'' and ''A. percula''. Highest amount of individual clownfish were imported from the Philippines and Indonesia.<ref>da Silva, C. R. B.; Hoepner, C. M.; Mercader, M.; Laudet, V.; da Silva, K. B. "The Impact of Popular Film on the Conservation of Iconic Species: Anemonefishes in the Aquarium Trade" in {{harvnb|Laudet|Ravasi|2023}} pp. 225–226</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rhyne|first1=A. L.|last2=Tlusty|first2=M. F.|last3=Szczebak|first3=J. T.|last4=Holmberg|first4=R. J.|year=2017|title=Expanding our understanding of the trade in marine aquarium animals|journal=PeerJ|volume=5|page=e2949|doi=10.7717/peerj.2949|doi-access=free}}</ref> 

Clownfish are featured in the 2003 [[Disney/Pixar]] film ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' which has been suggested to have led to an increase in the taking and purchase of clownfish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buying Nemo|website=E The Environmental Magazine|date=29 July 2004|url=https://emagazine.com/buying-nemo/|accessdate=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=McClenachan|first1=L|last2=Cooper|first2=A. B.|last3=Carpenter|first3=K. E.|last4=Dulvy|first4=N. K.|year=2012|title=Extinction risk and bottlenecks in the conservation of charismatic marine species|journal=Conservation Letters|volume=5|issue=1|pages=73–80|doi=10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00206.x}}</ref> However, a 2017 study found no evidence for an increase in the sales of wild-caught ''A. ocellaris'' or ''A. percula''—the two species in which the title character bears a resemblance to.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Militz|first1=T. A.|last2=Foale|first2=S|year=2017|title="The "Nemo Effect": Perception and reality of ''Finding Nemo''s impact on marine aquarium fisheries|journal=Fish and Fisheries|volume=18|issue=3|pages=596–606|doi=10.1111/faf.12202}}</ref> Clownfish are also bred in [[aquaculture]]; though it is unknown how their numbers compare to those wild caught specimens. In 2011, ''[[Amphiprion latezonatus|A. latezoneatus]]'', which is [[endemic]] to Australia, was mostly imported to the US from the Philippines, suggesting they were captive bred. Captive clownfish with new colour morphs, known as "designer clownfish", are particularly popular in the trade.<ref>da Silva, C. R. B.; Hoepner, C. M.; Mercader, M.; Laudet, V.; da Silva, K. B. "The Impact of Popular Film on the Conservation of Iconic Species: Anemonefishes in the Aquarium Trade" in {{harvnb|Laudet|Ravasi|2023}} pp. 226, 228</ref>