Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802)

Orange clownfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Pomacentridae
Synonyms	Lutjanus percula, Actinicola percula, Amphiprion tunicatus, ... more
Common names	Clownfish, Eastern clown anemonefish, Orangegul klovnfisk, ... more

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Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1991. (Ref. 7247)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Length at first maturity

L_m ?, range 5 - ? cm

Environment

Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 6°S - 26°S, 141°E - 155°E (Ref. 55268)

Western Pacific: Queensland and Melanesia including northern Great Barrier Reef, northern New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Not known from New Caledonia and the Fiji Islands, although Fowler (1959) recorded it from the latter area. Often confused with Amphiprion ocellaris.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Overall orange with three black-bordered vertical white bands. The fins also orange with black edges. Dorsal count of 9 spines (Ref. 48636).

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-breeders get progressively smaller as the hierarchy is desceded. If the female dies, the male changes sex and becomes the breeding female, while the largest non-breeder becomes the breeding male. The maintenance of size differences may avoid conflicts, because subordinates do not become a threat to their dominants (Ref. 47841). Appears to occur in shallower depths than A. ocellaris. This species has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35404, 35413, 35420). Associated with the anemones: Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea (Ref. 5911).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 84930)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial


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