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National Geographic : 1993 Nov
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It looks as harmless as a shaggy bath mat. But the giant carpetsea anemone (left), rest ing on aplate ofstony coral, uses nematocysts in its tenta cles to stun its prey. Bright clownfish coat theirbodies GOBY, GOBIODONCITRINUS; C with mucus that the anemone secretes for protection against its own venom-and thus become immune themselves. A lemon goby (above) finds its own protectionwithin the branches of a stony table coral, where it hunts for worms, plankton, and small crustaceans. CLOWNFISH,AMPHIPRIONBICINCTUS
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