clown fish

noun

: any of various small tropical fishes (genera Amphiprion and Premnas) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that are related to the damselfishes, are bright orange usually with one or more vertical white stripes, and live symbiotically with sea anemones

Examples of clown fish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The area’s treasures include some of the best reef snorkeling and diving anywhere (alongside turtles and clown fish), a round of golf at the blindingly green Shura Links, and a night gazing up at the skies with local astronomers who trace age-old Arab myths as told in the blanket of stars above. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2026

Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral. —Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

Watch on Disney+ Finding Nemo Nemo (Alexander Gould) is a young clown fish with an imperfect fin and a dad (Albert Brooks) who worries endlessly about his son’s safety. —Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024

The facts are right too: clown fish can lay up to 1,000 eggs and anglerfish use their headlamps as lures. —Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clown fish

• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish
• kingfish
• offish
• redfish