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Can someone please identify this fish. Someone had asked me to rehome this fish but they were unsure what type of fish it is. Right now I have it in a quarantine tank until I find out what type of fish it is. I know it is some sort of clown but I cannot find the specific type after that. The fish is the one in the foreground of the image being black and white. It is a saltwater fish.

Black and White Fish

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I know it is some sort of clown but I cannot find the specific type after that.

This is a juvenile Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, which carries the nickname of "Harliquin sweetlips". With respect to the clownfish, they are similar up to the order Perciformes.

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Juveniles are brown with large white blotches and mimic the movement of a poisonous flatworm for defence against predators. They gain more spots and the spots reverse from white to black as they age.

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    $\begingroup$ Thank you very much! Now I can do research on type compatibility. I appreciate it $\endgroup$
    – DanSchneiderNA
    Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 22:43

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