Amphiprion chrysopterus
Orangefin Anemonefish
©Anne: Amphiprion chrysopterus with anemone Stichodactylus mertensii at Hicks Reef
©Anne: Amphiprion chrysopterus with anemone Stichodactylus mertensii at Lizard Island
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Amphiprion
Species
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A small brown to black fish with two white or blueish bars, a white tail, and all other fins orange. The bar behind the eye is not constricted on top of the head.
Size
- Up to 17 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
- Animalia: Barrier Reef Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion akindynos)
- Animalia: Clark's Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion clarkii)
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Animalia:
Barrier Reef Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion akindynos)
Head bar often constricted or discontinuous on top of head -
Animalia:
Clark's Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion clarkii)
Second bar is wide -
Animalia:
Barrier Reef Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion akindynos)
Head bar often constricted or discontinuous on top of head -
Animalia:
Clark's Anemonefish (species: Amphiprion clarkii)
Second bar is wide
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments.Behaviour
Known to live with six species of anemones (Fautin and Allen, 1992), all of which occur at Lizard Island:
Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla haddoni and Stichodactyla mertensii.
Web resources
References
- Arvedlund, M., I. Bundgaard and L.E. Nielsen (2000). Host imprinting in anemonefishes (Pisces: Pomacentridae): does it dictate spawning site preferences? Environmental Biology of Fishes, 58: 203-213. LIRS catalog number 600.
- Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen (1992). Field guide to anemonefishes and their host sea anemones Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA.
- Grutter, A.S. (1997). Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish, Oecologia, 111: 137-143. LIRS catalog number 504.