Amphiprion percula (Lacépède, 1802)

Eastern Clown Anemonefish

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:87c51c8a-a62a-4e68-9597-a0579838f746

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: J.E. Randall
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Description

The Clown Anemonefish can be recognised by its orange colour with three white bars (the middle bar usually has a rounded bulge anteriorly) and black markings on the fins. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Amphiron percula can grow to be 11cm in length, but is on average 8cm, and can be recognized by three white lines across their bright orange bodies, with no distinction in color between sexes. The anterior white bar is placed just behind the eye; the middle bar goes straight down the middle of the fish; and the posterior bar occurs near the caudal fin. ... source: Wikipedia

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Amphiprion percula

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Lutjanus percula Lacépède, 1802
Published in: Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 pp. 728 pp. 16 pls

Common Names

Common name Source
Eastern Clown Anemonefish
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Clown Anemonefish
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Clown Fish
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Orange Anemone-fish
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Orange Clown Fish
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Blackfinned Clownfish
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Eastern Clownfish
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Orange Clownfish
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
LABROIDEI
family
POMACENTRIDAE
genus
Amphiprion
species
Amphiprion percula  Recorded in Australia

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