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Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Common Names

  • Maldivisk klovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Maldive anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Maldive anemonefish , English , USA
  • Maldives anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • Poisson-clown des Maldives , French , Maldives
  • പുഷ് പചാള , Malayalam , India
  • Maagandu mas , Maldivian (Divehli) , Maldives
  • 浅色双锯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 淺色雙鋸魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Maldives and Sri Lanka.

    • Biology

    Adults usually found on the reef edge. Omnivorous. 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 Heteractis magnifica (Ref. 5911).

    Habitat

    associated