Photo of the Day

pink anemonefish swimming around their host anemone
November 25, 2012

Pink Anemonefish

This Month in Photo of the Day: 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Images

This is a photo of a "family" of pink anemonefish in and around their host anemone. If you look closely you can also see the small anemone shrimp (tiny white eyes) in and around the anemone.

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.)


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Photograph by Mike Ricciardi

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