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The '''Red Sea clownfish''', '''Red Sea anemonefish''', or '''twoband anemonefish''', ''Amphiprion bicinctus'' is a [[clownfish]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pomacentridae]]. |
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The [[Red Sea Clownfish]] ('''Red Sea Anemonefish''') is also known as the '''Twoband Anemonefish'''. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Length up to |
Length up to 14 [[centimetre|cm]], background colour yellow-orange with two black-edged white bands. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Western Indian Ocean |
Western Indian Ocean, the [[Red Sea]], and the [[Chagos]] [[archipelago]]. |
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==Habitat== |
==Habitat== |
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Monogamous pairs inhabit host anemones, usually on [[coral reef]]s. Host species include [[Entacmaea quadricolor]], [[Heteractis aurora]], [[Heteractis crispa]], [[Heteractis magnifica]], and [[Stichodactyla gigantea]]. |
[[Monogamous]] pairs inhabit host anemones, usually on [[coral reef]]s. Host species include ''[[Entacmaea quadricolor]]'', ''[[Heteractis aurora]]'', ''[[Heteractis crispa]]'', ''[[Heteractis magnifica]]'', and ''[[Stichodactyla gigantea]]''. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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Image:The_islands_(51)_clown_fish_1.JPG| |
Image:The_islands_(51)_clown_fish_1.JPG|Red Sea clownfish tending their eggs, seen here as a red patch on the rock |
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Image:Amphiprion_bicinctus.JPG| |
Image:Amphiprion_bicinctus.JPG|Clownfish in a [[bubble-tip anemone]], coloration in natural light 10 [[metre|m]] depth |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{FishBase_species|genus=Amphiprion|species=bicinctus|year=2005|month=10}} |
* {{FishBase_species|genus=Amphiprion|species=bicinctus|year=2005|month=10}} |
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[[Category:Fish of the Red Sea]] |
[[Category:Fish of the Red Sea]] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 25 July 2007
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The Red Sea clownfish, Red Sea anemonefish, or twoband anemonefish, Amphiprion bicinctus is a clownfish of the family Pomacentridae.
Description
Length up to 14 cm, background colour yellow-orange with two black-edged white bands.
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Chagos archipelago.
Habitat
Monogamous pairs inhabit host anemones, usually on coral reefs. Host species include Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea.
Gallery
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Red Sea clownfish tending their eggs, seen here as a red patch on the rock -
Clownfish in a bubble-tip anemone, coloration in natural light 10 m depth
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References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amphiprion bicinctus". FishBase. October 2005 version.