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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Amphiprioninae
Etymology: Amphiprion: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, prion, -onos = saw (Ref. 45335); pacificus: Named for its Pacific Ocean distribution.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 10 m (Ref. 85065). Tropical

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85065)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D IX,18-20; A II,12-13; pectoral rays 17-18; tubed lateral line scales 33-48; gill rakers 5-6 + 11-12; opercular spinules 8-11; body depth 2.2-2.6 in SL; color generally pinkish brown, usually grading to yellowish or orange on lower side of body including abdomen; white stripe on midline of snout extending posteriorly on forehead and along base of dorsal fin; fins whitish to semi-translucent (Ref. 85605).

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Pacific: Wallis Island, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.

This species is generally commensal with the anemone Heteractis magnificus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) at depths between about 4-10 m (Ref. 85065). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., J. Drew and D. Fenner, 2010. Amphiprion pacificus, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Wallis Island. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 16(3):129-138.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01304 (-0.23304 - 0.25911), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 0.0 ±0.0 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): .

Amphiprion pacificus Allen, Drew & Fenner, 2010