Blackfoot anemonefish
Scientific Name: Amphiprion nigripes
Species: Anemonefishes (Pomacentridae)
Other names: Blackfoot Clownfish, Black-footed Clownfish, Black-footed Anemonefish, Black-finned Anemonefish, Black-finned Clownfish, Maldives Clown, Maldives Clownfish, Maldives Anemonefish.
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Mirihi - Maldives
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa - Maldives
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Makunudu - Maldives
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in March 2008
Photographed at: Gangehi - Maldives
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in March 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in March 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Blackfoot anemonefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Description
Also known as Blackfoot Clownfish, Black-footed Clownfish, Black-footed Anemonefish, Black-finned Anemonefish, Black-finned Clownfish, Maldives Clown, Maldives Clownfish and Maldives Anemonefish.
Found in pairs or in family groups on coral and rocky reef crests with its only known host anemone Heteractis magnifica.
They feed on zooplankton and algae.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 1-15cm
Restricted to the Maldives and Sri Lanka
Anemonefish are specialised damselfish and live a symbiotic relationship with various anemones. Some anemonefish will only be found with one type of anemone, but others can live with many types.
They are rarely found very far away from an anemone.
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The Blackfoot anemonefish is found in or near the Maldives and Sri Lanka region(s) and has been photographed 27 times by user @fishx6
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