The Clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris is also known as the Common clownfish, False clown anemonefish, False anemonefish or simply "Nemo" from movie Finding Nemo.
The scientific name for the freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare (ter o fill' um ska lar' e), is only but appropriate for it. Pterophyllum comes from the Greek word "winged leaf". On the other hand, scalare means "like a flight of stairs", which refers to the angel’s dorsal fin.
Scientifically known as Paracanthurus hepatus, the BLUE TANG alsois known in many other names: the regal, the Flagtail surgeonfish, blue surgeonfish, Indo-Pacific tang, the hippo or the palette tang in the west.
This fish comes from the Animal Family Zanclidae, Genus Zanclus, bearing the Binomial name Zanclus cornutus. The genus name "Zanclus" originates from the Greek word "sickle" and this refers to the sickle-shape of their dorsal fin.
