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Saddleback Clownfish

Amphiprion polymnus

Also known as: Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Clownfish, Brownsaddle Clownfish, Brown Saddleback Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Panda Clownfish, Saddleback Anemonefish, Saddleback Clown, White-tipped Anemonefish, Yellowfin Anemonefish, Yellow-finned Anemonefish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
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@fishx6 · Lembeh Resort, Indonesia · August 20081 / 25
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Overview

Found in pairs and family groups, with their host anemone, over silty, sandy bottoms, of harbours and lagoons. Geographical variations in colour.

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

COLOURS
Pattern
barswhite bars
Behaviour
pairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 23
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Found in pairs and family groups, with their host anemone, over silty, sandy bottoms, of harbours and lagoons.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAmphiprion
    7. speciesAmphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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