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Amphiprion clarkii

(Black Clown, Brown Anemonefish, Chocolate Clownfish, Clarcki's Clown, Clark's Anemonefish, Sea Bee, Yellowtail Clownfish)

Common Names

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Common Names in Arabic:

A´samak Al Muharij Clark, A'samak Al Muharij Clark, Ega´aisse, Ega'aisse

Common Names in Danish:

Mørk Klovnfisk, Mrk Klovnfisk

Common Names in English:

Black Clown, Brown Anemonefish, Chocolate Clownfish, Clarcki's Clown, Clark's Anemonefish, Maagandu Mas, Sea Bee, Yellowtail Clownfish

Common Names in French:

Poisson-Clown Queue Jaune, Poisson-Clown à Queue Jaune

Common Names in Gela:

Iga Ni Raerade

Common Names in Japanese:

Kumanomi

Common Names in Malay:

Bombin, Giro Pasir Biasa, Gombing, Ikan Badut, Inggu

Common Names in Maldivian:

Maagandu Mas

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

克氏海葵魚, 克氏雙鋸魚, 棕色雙鋸魚, 克氏雙鋸魚, 克氏双锯鱼, 克氏海葵魚, 克氏海葵鱼, 棕色雙鋸魚, 棕色双锯鱼

Common Names in Russian:

Shokoladnaya Rybka-Kloun

Common Names in Tagbanwa Calamian:

Tau Ng Lanagan

Common Names in Vietnamese:

C Khoang C? Ba S?c, C Thia Ba S?c, Cá Khoang C? Ba S?c, Cá Khoang Cổ Ba Sọc, Cá Thia Ba S?c, Cá Thia Ba Sọc

Common Names in Visayan:

Bantay-Bothot

Description

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Family Pomacentridae

Chiefly marine ; rare in brackish water. All tropical seas , mainly Indo-Pacific . One nostril on each side of head ; double nostrils in some species of Chromis and Dascyllus. Body usually deep and compressed . Small mouth . Incomplete and interrupted lateral line. Anal fin with usually 2 spines, very rarely 3. No palatine teeth . About 35 cm maximum length . Coloration variable with individuals and with locality for the same species. Many species are highly territorial herbivores, omnivores , or planktivores . Damselfishes lay elliptical demersal eggs that are guarded by the males. Included are the anemonefishes (Amphiprioninae), which live in close association with large sea anemones. Damsels are among the hardiest aquariumfishes, but some species are extremely aggressive. Poma- = opercle, centron = spine, (refers to pointed margin of opercle); amphi- (gr.) = on both sides, prion = saw, (refers to serrate opercles)The family Pomacentridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 28 genera and 321 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, poma, -atos = cover , operculum + Greek, kentron = sting

Habitat

Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes . Omnivorous . May be found at depths of 1 to 55 meters.

Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35418, 35420).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).Mean = -1,031.330 meters (-3,383.629 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,267.210 based on 288 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Ecology: Associated with anemones.

Biology

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Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Amphiprion boholensis Cartier, 1874
  2. Amphiprion clarckii
  3. Amphiprion clarckii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833
  4. Amphiprion clarki (Bennett, 1830)
  5. Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830)
  6. Amphiprion japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
  7. Amphiprion melanostolus Richardson, 1842
  8. Amphiprion papuensis Macleay, 1883
  9. Amphiprion snyderi Ishikawa, 1904
  10. Amphiprion xanthurus Cuvier, 1830
  11. Anthias clarkii Bennett, 1830
  12. Sparus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1831

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Allen G.R., Data last modified by FishBase 22-Aug-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Amphiprion

There are approximately 48 species in this genus:

A. akallopisos (Nosestripe Anemonefish) · A. akallopsis · A. akindynos (Barrier Reef Anemonefish) · A. akyndinos · A. alkallopisos · A. allardi (Allard's Anemonefish) · A. amphiprion · A. argenteus · A. biaculeatus · A. bicincta · A. bicinctus (Threebanded Anemonefish) · A. bifasciatus annamensis · A. cf · A. chagosensis (Chagos Anemonefish) · A. chrysogaster (Mauritian Anemonefish) · A. chrysopterus (Orange-Fin Anemonefish) · A. clarckii · A. clarkia · A. clarkii (Black Clown) · A. ephipium · A. ephippium (Red Saddleback Anemonefish) · A. fernatus · A. frenatus (Blackback Anemonefish) · A. fuscocaudatus (Seychelles Anemonefish) · A. latezonatus (Wideband Anemonefish) · A. latifasciatus (Madagascar Anemonefish) · A. leucokranos (White-Bonnet Anemonefish) · A. matejuelo · A. mccullochi (Mcculloch's Anemonefish) · A. melanops · A. melanopus (Black Anemonefish) · A. nigripes (Black-Footed Clown Fish) · A. ocellaris (Clown Anemonefish) · A. omanensis (Oman Anemonefish) · A. pacificus · A. percula (Blackfinned Clownfish) · A. peridarion · A. perideraion (False Skunk Striped Clown) · A. polymna · A. polymnus (Black Saddleback Clownfish) · A. rubrocinctus (Australian Anemonefish) · A. sandaracinos (Eastern Skunk Anemonefish) · A. sandaracinus · A. sebae (Brown Clownfish) · A. thiellei (Thielle's Anemonefish) · A. tricinctus (Maroon Clownfish) · A. tunicatusa · A. vittatus

Bibliography

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

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Last Revised: 2008-09-30