Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Red And Black Anemonefish
Amphiprion melanopus
Red And Black Anemonefish
Also known as: Fire Clownfish, Dusky Anemonefish, Black Anemonefish
Category: Anemonefishes
Scientific Name: Amphiprion melanopus
Size: 2 to 5 in. (5 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. melanopus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278398🔗
iNaturalist ID: 57741🔗

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