Orange clownfish

Facts

Scientific name:

Amphiprion percula

Biology:

Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-breeders get progressively smaller as the hierarchy is descended. If the female dies, the male changes sex and becomes the breeding female, while the largest non-breeder becomes the breeding male. The maintenance of size differences may avoid conflicts, because subordinates do not become a threat to their dominants . Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding . Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate . Males guard and aerate the eggs . Maybe found in shallower depths than A. ocellaris . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis crispa , Heteractis magnifica , and Stichodactyla gigantea . This species has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35404 , 35413 , 35420 ).

IUCN Red List Status:

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans:

Harmless

Photos & Description

Source:

http://www.petshome.ro/ROMANA/PESTI/RASE%20DE%20PESTI%20DE%20APA%20SARATA/AMPHIPRION%20PERCULA.html

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Short description:

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines : 2; Anal soft rays : 11 - 13. Overall orange with three black-bordered vertical white bands. The fins also orange with black edges. Dorsal count of 9 spines .

Size / Weight / Age:

Maturity: L m &nbsp ? , range 5 - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed;