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Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen, 1972

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14.

Common Names

  • Madagaskar-klovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Madagascar anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Madagascar anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • Madagascar anemonefish , English , USA
  • Poisson-clown de Madagascar , French , France
  • 侧带双锯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 側帶雙鋸魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen, 1972

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Comoros (Ref. 9710) and Madagascar.

    • Biology

    Adults are found in lagoon and outer reefs, especially coral rich protected areas (Ref. 9710). 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 Stichodactyla mertensii (Ref. 5911).

    Habitat

    associated