Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Saddle anemonefish
Fish Name : Amphiprion ephippium
Max size : 14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710); max. reported age: 16 years
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 2 - 15 m
Climate : tropical; 15°N - 11°S
Global Importance : aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Orange with a black blotch below the anterior portion of the soft dorsal fin which varies in size from about twice the eye diameter to almost covering whole posterior half of the body. Juveniles lack the black blotch but have a white bar running just behind the head.
Biology : Found in silty coastal waters and protected bays where visibility is often reduced. Usually found in pairs (Ref. 48636). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35420). Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor and Heteractis crispa (Ref. 5911)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses