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Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14.

Common Names

  • Neusstreep-anemoonvis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Domokaba , Comorian , Comoros
  • Skunk-klovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Clown fish , English , Malaysia
  • Nosestripe anemonefish , English , South Africa
  • Nosestriped anemonefish , English , USA
  • Sea anemone , English , Malaysia
  • Skunk anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Skunk anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • Skunk clownfish , English , Malaysia
  • Skunk clownfish , English , USA
  • Skunk clownfish , English , Global
  • Skunk striped anemonefish , English , Indonesia
  • Skunk-striped anemonefish , English , USA
  • Western skunk anemonefish , English , Indonesia
  • Whitebacked clownfish , English , USA
  • Poisson-clown mouflette , French , France
  • Poisson-clown mouflette , French , Global
  • Bombin , Malay , Malaysia
  • Geger putih jkt , Malay , Indonesia
  • Gombing , Malay , Malaysia
  • Inggu uban , Malay , Malaysia
  • 背紋雙鋸魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 背纹双锯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Belohrbta klovnska ribica , Slovene , Slovenia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Andaman Sea, Sumatra and the Seribu Islands (Java Sea). Not found in Maldives and Sri Lanka (Ref. 4391).

    • Biology

    Found in shallow inshore reef habitats, often in strong current zones to about 15 m depth (Ref. 48636). Are protandrous hermaphrodites (Ref. 55367). Each pair is monogamous (Ref. 55367). Each anemone with a large female, a smaller functional male and several stunted juveniles; with the removal of the female, the male changes sex and the largest of the juveniles develops into a functional male (Ref. 4391). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla mertensii (Ref. 5911). May be reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).

    Habitat

    associated