WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Maroon Clownfish

Amphiprion tricinctus

Also known as: Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Maroon Anemonefish, Striped Clownfish, Threeband Anemonefish, Threeband Clownfish, Three-banded Anemonefish, Threestripe Clownfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
Adult
@MaastrichianGuy · Rainforest Cafe (Disney Springs), United States · August 20181 / 4
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Overview

Found in pairs or family groups, with their host anemone, over protected coastal waters, of lagoons and outer reef slopes. Colour varies.

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
  • Exact location · 1
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Found in pairs or family groups, with their host anemone, over protected coastal waters, of lagoons and outer reef slopes.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAmphiprion
    7. speciesAmphiprion tricinctus Schultz & Welander, 1953

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)