Red Saddleback Anemonefish

Amphiprion ephippium

Orange-red with black region at the rear of body of varying size.

Size : 12 cm

Habitat : Inhabits protected coastal reefs and bay, 2-15 m. Very common in the Bubble Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor, also in the Sebea Anemone Hereactis crespa.

Distribution : West Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacentridae

GENUS

:

Amphiprion

SPECIES

:

Amphiprion ephippium

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner