Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spinecheek Anemonefish
Amphiprion biaculeatus
Spinecheek Anemonefish
Also known as: Maroon Clownfish
Category: Anemonefishes
Scientific Name: Amphiprion biaculeatus
Synonyms: Premnas biaculeatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Amphiprion (Genus) Anemonefishes
        └A. biaculeatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1605249🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1277790🔗

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