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Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Common Names

  • Fløjlsklovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Damselfish , English , Malaysia
  • Gold stripe clown , English , Indonesia
  • Maroon clownfish , English , USA
  • Spine-cheek anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Spine-cheek anemonefish , English , Solomon Is.
  • Spine-cheek anemonefish , English , Indonesia
  • Spine-cheek clownfish , English , Australia
  • Spinecheek anemonefish , English , Malaysia
  • Spinecheek anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • Spinecheek anemonefish , English , USA
  • Spinecheek anemonefish , English , Global
  • Spinecheek clown , English , Indonesia
  • Tomato clownfish , English , Australia
  • Iga ni bubula , Gela , Solomon Is.
  • Samtkorallenfisch , German , Germany
  • Giro balong kecil , Malay , Indonesia
  • Giro balong strip kuning , Malay , Indonesia
  • Girobalong besar , Malay , Indonesia
  • Giru bolong , Malay , Indonesia
  • Gombing , Malay , Malaysia
  • Inggu pipi duri , Malay , Malaysia
  • 棘頰雀鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 棘颊雀鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Palata , Tagalog , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago including India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Australia (northern Queensland).

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710), found mainly in protected coastal waters and lagoons. Typically found in pairs in which males are much smaller than females (Ref. 48636). Feed primarily on zooplankton and benthic algae (Ref. 4966). 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 anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Have been reared in captivity (Ref. 35404, 35413, 35420). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).

    Habitat

    associated