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Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830

Description

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

Common Names

  • Almindelig klovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Anemone demoiselle , English , Malaysia
  • Anemone fish , English , Malaysia
  • Clown anemonefish , English , Malaysia
  • Clown anemonefish , English , Singapore
  • Clown anemonefish , English , USA
  • Clownfish , English , Australia
  • Common clownfish , English , USA
  • Damselfish , English , Malaysia
  • Demoiselle , English , Malaysia
  • False clown anemonefish , English , Australia
  • False clown anemonefish , English , Hong Kong
  • False clown anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • False clown anemonefish , English , USA
  • False clownfish , English , Malaysia
  • Puller , English , Malaysia
  • Western clown anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Western clownfish , English , Indonesia
  • Kakure-kumanomi , Japanese , Japan
  • Badut , Malay , Malaysia
  • Bombin , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gombing , Malay , Malaysia
  • Inggu , Malay , Malaysia
  • Inggu badut , Malay , Malaysia
  • Rombin , Malay , Malaysia
  • 眼斑双锯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 眼斑海葵魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 眼斑海葵鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 眼斑雙鋸魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Obyknovennaya rybka-kloun , Russian , Russia
  • Oranžna klovnska ribica , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Tau ng lanagan , Tagbanwa Calamian , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines; ranges north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit coral reefs where it lives among the venomous tentacles of large sea anemones (Ref. 85309). Occur in shallow and calm lagoons. Are protandrous hermaphrodites (Ref. 32167). Distinct pair is monogamous (Ref. 32167). 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). One of the most popular marine aquarium fishes. Bred artificially in Florida for the aquarium trade. Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea, and Stichodactyla mertensii (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35410, 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420). Has reached an age of 12 years in captivity (Alexandre Fontayne, pers. comm., 2006).

    Habitat

    associated