Orange-fin anemonefish
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| Orange-fin anemonefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Amphiprion |
| Species: | A. chrysopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830 |
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The orange-fin anemonefish or orange-fin clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, is a clownfish, found in the Western Pacific north of the Great Barrier Reef from the surface to 20 m. It can grow to 16 cm in length.
It feeds on mainly zooplankton and algae.
The tail fins are capable of changes color from orange to yellow. The main belly can go from brown to black. The stripes can go from blue to white. And the tail fin is always white.
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