Clownfish vs Delfín tonina

Amphiprion ocellaris compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Clownfish is omnivore while Delfín tonina is carnivore.
• Delfín tonina is 20000.0x heavier than Clownfish.
• Delfín tonina lives longer (45 years vs 10 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clownfish	Delfín tonina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Amphiprion ocellaris	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clownfish and Delfín tonina share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Clownfish

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clownfish	Delfín tonina
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	10 years	45 years
Average Length	8 cm	3.0 m
Average Weight	15 g	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clownfish

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines.

Delfín tonina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Clownfish

El pez payaso (Amphiprion ocellaris) es famoso por la película Buscando a Nemo. Viven en una relación simbiótica con las anémonas de mar.

Delfín tonina

La especie de delfín más estudiada y reconocida, los delfines mulares habitan océanos cálidos y templados de todo el mundo, desde las aguas costeras poco profundas hasta el mar abierto. Altamente inteligentes con grandes cerebros en relación con el tamaño corporal, demuestran autoreconocimiento, comunicación compleja y aprendizaje social. Viven en sociedades fluidas de fisión-fusión y cooperan para arrear peces. Una especie indicadora clave de la salud del ecosistema marino.