Anemonefish, are a group of about 30 species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) that have long aroused the interest of coral reef fish ecologists. Combining a series of original biological traits and practical features in their breeding that are described in this paper, anemonefish are now emerging as an experimental system of interest for developmental biology, ecology and evolutionary sciences. They are small sized and relatively easy to breed in specific husbandries, unlike the large-sized marine fish used for aquaculture. Because they live in highly structured social groups in sea anemones, anemonefish allow addressing a series of relevant scientific questions such as the social control of growth and sex change, the mechanisms controlling symbiosis, the establishment and variation of complex color patterns, and the regulation of aging. Combined with the use of behavioral experiments, that can be performed in the lab or directly in the wild, as well as functional genetics and genomics, anemonefish provide an attractive experimental system for Eco-Evo-Devo.

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Anemonefish，Eco-Evo-Devo的模型

Anemonefish是一组约30种雀鲷（Pomacentridae），长期以来引起了珊瑚礁鱼类生态学家的兴趣。结合本文描述的一系列原始生物学特性和育种中的实用功能，海葵现在正成为发展生物学，生态学和进化科学感兴趣的实验系统。与小型用于养殖的大型海水鱼不同，它们体积小，相对容易在特定的养殖场中繁殖。由于海葵鱼生活在海葵中高度结构化的社会群体中，因此可以解决一系列相关的科学问题，例如生长和性别变化的社会控制，控制共生的机制，复杂颜色模式的建立和变化以及海藻的调控。老化。