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Old 03-08-2007, 08:07 PM
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  • Percula Clownfish, Clown Anemonefish
    (Amphiprion percula)
    Photo by Rob Borycki
  • Because of its name, Amphiprion percula, it is the True Percula Clownfish.
  • Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
  • Has 10 (rarely 9) dorsal spines.
  • Usually has jet black margins of varied widths around its white bars, often of which can be rather thick.
  • Distribution of this species in nature: Northern Queensland and Melanesia (New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu).
  • False Percula, Ocellaris Clownfish
    (Amphiprion ocellaris)
    Photo by David Wade
  • Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
  • Has 11 (rarely 10) dorsal spines.
  • The spinous (anterior) part of the dorsal fin is taller.
  • May have no black margins present, but most often has thin, never thick black margins around its white bars.
  • Distribution of this species in nature: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Sea), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia; coast of Southeast Asia northwards to the Ryukyu Islands.
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