The Clownfishes, Damsels of the subfamily Amphiprionae, Part 2

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/The Conscientious Marine Aquarist

The Clownfishes, Damsels of the subfamily Amphiprionae, Part 2

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By Bob Fenner

Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830, the Orange-Fin Anemonefish. West to mid Pacific; Australia, New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Tuamotus. Yellowish-orange accents on upper and lower body and yellow tail. To six inches. Found in three species of anemones in the wild. Some in captivity. A male and female below in Fiji.

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/Matt Pedersen 3/14/16
Hey Bob - noticed you may have an incorrect image here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clownfis.htm
Under A. clarkii, the juvenile (left) image from "Queensland". If the location is correct, that supports the fish actually being the black-ventral, black anal fin variant of A. chrysopterus from the GBR region, as A. clarkii doesn't seem to exist on the GBR, at least, not as we know it (Joe Rowlett has an interesting idea about it however)
<Thanks Matt. B>

Juvenile in Queensland Australia

Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830), Clarkii or Yellowtail Clownfish. Indo-West Pacific; Persian Gulf to Western Australia to Melanesia, Micronesia. To six inches in length. The most variable species of the subfamily. Blackish to brown body color, third white body bar on caudal peduncle, white or yellow tail. At right in N. Sulawesi. Below: adult in the Maldives (typical dark color as with most individuals found with Stichodactyla mertensii), and lastly aquarium image.

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Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen 1972, the Seychelles Anemonefish. Dark brown bodied with broad lower golden-yellow areas including pectoral fins. Three wide body bands. Seychelles, including Aldabra, western Indian Ocean. To five inches. Found in the wild only in association with Stichodactyla mertensii.

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Amphiprion latezonatus Waite 1900, the Wide-Band Anemonefish. Dark brown bodied, with three (especially the middle) wide white body bars. Found only off Lord Howe Island and the coast near the Queensland-NSW border. This one photographed at the Birch Aquarium, San Diego. To five inches total length.

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