Black fin anemonefish
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Black fin anemonefish ( Amphiprion melanopus ) |
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The Black Fin Clownfish ( Amphiprion melanopus ) is a species from the family of damselfish (Pomacentridae). It lives in the coral reefs of Indonesia ( Bali and Sulawesi eastward), the southeastern Philippines , New Guinea , Melanesia , Micronesia , southeastern Polynesia and in the Coral Sea up to the east coast of Queensland ( Australia ) in water depths of one to 18 meters.
description
The dorsal fin has ten hard and 16 to 18 soft rays, the anal fin has two hard and 13 to 14 soft rays. The Black Fin Clownfish is up to 12 centimeters TL long.
The body and fins of the fish are red, black on the flanks. A wide, white-blue horizontal stripe runs over the head directly behind the eye.
Way of life
Amphiprion melanopus lives in lagoons and outer reefs . Its diet consists of planktonic copepods and algae. The fish usually live with the bubble anemone ( Entacmaea quadricolor ) as a symbiotic anemone , occasionally also with the leather anemone ( Heteractis crispa ) and rarely with the magnificent anemone ( Heteractis magnifica ).
Endangerment and Use
Amphiprion melanopus is widespread in the western central Pacific and is common locally. There are no major threats to them, especially since they also occur in marine protected areas. Amphiprion melanopus is often collected for the aquarium trade, but is also reproduced in captivity. The host anemones may be prone to fading from periodic events. This anemonefish is classified as not endangered by the IUCN (LC, Least Concern).
swell
- Dapne G. Fautin, Gerald R. Allen: Anemonefish and their hosts. Tetra-Verlag 1994, ISBN 3-89356-171-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Blackfin anemonefish on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ IUCN
Web links
- Black fin anemonefish on Fishbase.org (English)
- Amphiprion melanopus onthe IUCN 2019-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: A. Jenkins, G. Allen, R. Myers, B. Yeeting, KE Carpenter, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- Black-fin anemonefish in the marine lexicon (German)