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The Clownfishes, Damsels of the subfamily
Amphiprionae, Part 3
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By Bob Fenner
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Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen 1972, the
Madagascar Anemonefish. Blackish brown body with two white bars,
yellow snout, fins, belly. Caudal fin slightly forked. To five
inches in length. Western Indian Ocean; Madagascar and Comoros.
Found in the wild only in association with
Stichodactyla mertensii. |
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Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley 1929,
McCulloch's Anemonefish. Very dark body, white snout and tail.
White bar on side of head isolated by dark area over head. Found
only off eastern Australia around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.
Photo courtesy of Ryan Dwyer. |
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Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier 1830, the
"False" Percula or Clown Anemonefish, or Ocellaris Clown.
Indo-West Pacific; eastern Indian Ocean to Australia, to
Philippines, to southern Japan. To a little over four inches
maximum length. Bred in captivity including beautiful northwest
Regular and Australian dark variety mid-juvenile and adult below.
Orange overall (except for melanistic forms), with three broad
continuous body bars with narrow black margins (vs. thick ones in
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