Adults are an orange-brown color with two white bars with black edging encircling the body. The first bar is located on the head behind the eyes and may be thin and broken. The second bar is on the body below the dorsal fin . The caudal peduncle and caudal fin are white. Juveniles are normally brown with three white stripes. ... source: Wikipedia
As its standard name suggests, the species is found on the northern Great Barrier Reef. It is a small, brown fish with two black-edged white bars. source: Australian Museum Factsheets
The Barrier Reef Anemonefish is brown with two black-edged white bars. The first bar crosses the head. The second bar crosses the body at the middle of the dorsal fin. The tail is white. Juveniles are brown with three white stripes. source: OZ Animals
| State emblems | |
| State: | Queensland |
| Emblem type: | marine |
| RLS profile v3 | |
| Depth: | (0–15 m) |
| Diet: | Plankton, Algae, Invertebrates |
| Abundance: | 12.205 |
| Range: | 585.683 |
| Threats: | No major threats to this species are known |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Not assessed |
| Common_Name: | Barrier reef anemonefish; |
| Distribution: | West Pacific, eastern Australia to Tonga |
| Commercial_Uses: | None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade |
| Frequency: | 3.053 |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Amphiprion akindynos |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Barrier Reef Anemonefish | |
| Brown Anemonefish | |
| Guarded Anemone Fish | |
| Two-banded Anemone-fish |
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