WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Amphiprion akindynos

Also known as: Akindynos Clownfish, Anemonefish, Brown Anemonefish, Brown Clown, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Great Barrier Reef Anemonefish, Guarded Anemonefish, Two-banded Anemonefish, White-tailed Anemonefish, Anemonefishes

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
Adult
@KitBrennan · Cod Hole - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 13
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Overview

Found in pairs or families, with their host anemone, over lagoons and outer reefs.

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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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
pairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found in pairs or families, with their host anemone, over lagoons and outer reefs.

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Adult photos 13

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAmphiprion
    7. speciesAmphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)