Clownfish vs common bottlenose dolphin

Amphiprion ocellaris compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Clownfish is omnivore while common bottlenose dolphin is carnivore.
• common bottlenose dolphin is 20000.0x heavier than Clownfish.
• common bottlenose dolphin lives longer (45 years vs 10 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clownfish	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	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 common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Clownfish

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clownfish	common bottlenose dolphin
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.

common bottlenose dolphin

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

カクレクマノミ（Amphiprion ocellaris）は映画「ファインディング・ニモ」で有名になりました。イソギンチャクと共生関係を結んで生活します。

common bottlenose dolphin

最も研究され、最も知られているイルカ種であるバンドウイルカは、沿岸の浅瀬から外洋まで世界中の温暖な海域と温帯海域に生息します。体に対して大きな脳を持つ高度に知性的なこの種は、自己認識、複雑なコミュニケーション、社会的学習を示します。流動的な分裂融合社会で生活し、魚を追い込むために協力します。海洋生態系の健全性の重要な指標種です。