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Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Common Names

  • Australsk klovnfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Australian anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Australian anemonefish , English , Micronesia
  • Australian anemonefish , English , USA
  • Northwest anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Red Anemonefish , English , Australia
  • Red Anemonefish , English , USA
  • Redgirdled anemonefish , English , USA
  • 紅雙鋸魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 红双锯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Amphiprion

    Species: Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Western Australia and the Northern Territory).

    • Biology

    Found in coastal and lagoon reefs. 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 anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor (usually) and Stichodactyla gigantea (Ref. 5911). Have been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).

    Habitat

    associated