Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Amphiprion

Species: Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island.

Biology

Adults inhabit the lagoon and rocky reefs (Ref. 7247). 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).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless