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Amphiprion sp.

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

Pale pink in colour, a white stripe along the dorsal ridge and a white head bar running vertically just behind the eye. About 10 cm in large.

Habitat:

Spotted at Sebayur Besar Island, coral reef area, Indonesia. They are widespread from northern Australia through the Malay Archipelago and Melanesia.

Notes:

It forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amphiprion

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