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Why do clown fish and sea anemone pair up ? What is this relationship called ?

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Clown fish gets protection from its predators by moving around the stinging tentacles of the sea anemone. The sea anemone is neither helped nor harmed by the interaction with the fish This relationship is called Commensalism.

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Clown fish maintains a commensalistic relation with the sea anemone. In this interaction, one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. Sea anemone has stinging tentacles that provide protection to clown fish from predators. The anemone does not appear to derive any benefit from the clown fish.

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