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Introduction to Clownfish
By Stanley Brown
The Breeders Registry
The genus Amphiprion presently has 27 identified species with
several species in question that may represent hybrids (A. leuckocranos
and A. theilli). The genus Premnas has but a single recognized species
P. biaculeatus, more commonly known as the spine cheeked or maroon anemonefish.
All species regardless of genus are found in Indo-Pacific waters.
There are no known Atlantic/Caribbean species.
Genus - species, common (vernacular) name
Amphiprion akallopisos, Skunk anemonefish
Amphiprion akyndynos, Barrier Reef anemonefish
Amphiprion allardi, Allard’s anemonefish
Amphiprion bicinctus, Two-banded anemonefish
Amphiprion chagosensis, Chagos anemonefish
Amphiprion chryogaster, Mauritian anemonefish
Amphiprion chrysopterus, Orange-fin anemonefish
Amphiprion clarkii, Clark’s anemonefish
Amphiprion ephippium, Red Saddleback anemonefish
Amphiprion frenatus, Tomato anemonefish
Amphiprion fuscocaudatus, Sechelees anemonefish
Amphiprion atezonatus, Wide-band anemonefish,
Lord Howe anemonefish
Amphiprion latifasciatus, Madagascar anemonefish
Amphiprion leuckocranos*, White-bonnet anemonefish
Amphiprion mccullochi, McCulloch’s anemonefish
Amphiprion melanopus, Red and Black anemonefish
Amphiprion negripes, Maldive anemonefish
Amphiprion ocellaris, Common anemonefish,
False clown anemonefish
Amphiprion omanensis, Oman anemonefish
Amphiprion perculae, Clown anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion, Pink anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus, Saddleback anemonefish
Amphiprion rubrocinctus, Australian anemonefish
Amphiprion sandaracinos, Orange anemonefish
Amphiprionsebae, Seabae anemonefish
Amphiprion theillei*,
Theille’s anemonefish
Amphiprion tricinctus, Three-banded anemonefish
Premnas biaculeatus, Spine-cheeked anemone fish,
Maroon anemonefish
*there is some discussion concerning the validity of these two. A. leukocranos
may be a hybrid. A. theillei is based on two specimens from
aquarium dealers tanks, thought to come from the vicinity of Cebu, the
Philippines (Fautin & Allen, 1994)
i- Fautine, Daphne G. & Allen, Gerald, R., 1994,
Anemonefishes and their Host Sea Anemones, Tetra Press, Germany.
ii- Personal communication, 2000, Joe Lichtenbert, Reef
Propagation’s, USA.
iii- Ibid. i
iv- Moe, Martin Jr., A., 1989, The Marine Aquarium Reference:
Systems and Invertebrates, Green Turtle Publications, USA
v- Wilkerson, Joyce D., 1998, Clownfishes: A Guide to
their Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History; ,Microcosm Ltd.,
USA
vi- Brown, Stanley D., 1998, Low Tech Larval Trap,
The Journal of MaquaCulture, Vol 6:1-17 |
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