- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- POMACENTRIDAE
- Amphiprion
- chrysopterus
Orangefin Anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830
An Orangefin Anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, on Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. Source: Dave Harasti / http://www.daveharasti.com/. License: All rights reserved
A relatively large yellowish to dark brown anemonefish with two bluish-white bands. The front of the head, dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins are yellow, and the anal fin dark is brown to blackish (in Australia). Juveniles are a dull orange.
Orangefin Anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830
More Info
Distribution |
Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°10'S) to the outer Great Barrier Reef, NE of Great Keppel Island (22°02'S) QLD, Osprey Reef (13°58'S) and Holmes Reef (16°28'S), Coral Sea. Found elsewhere in the Western-central Pacific. The Orangefin Anemonefish prefers reef channels, passages and outer reef slopes in depths to 30 m. |
Features |
Dorsal fin X-XI, 15-17; Anal fin II, 13-14. |
Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton, algae, marine worms and pelagic tunicates. |
Biology |
The sexes are separate and fertilization is external. Orangefin Anemonefish form breeding pairs, and females spawn their demersal, adhesive eggs onto a specially-prepared nest on a hard substrate. The eggs are then guarded and aerated mostly by the male until they hatch after about a week. The species lives in association with a number of species of anemone, including Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla haddoni and Stichodactyla mertensii. |
Fisheries |
Traded in the aquarium industry. |
Species Citation |
Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 5: 401. Type locality: Palau (neotype, type locality unknown in original description). |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Orangefin Anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830
References
Allen, G.R. 1972. Anemonefishes, their Classification and Biology. Neptune CityNew Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 288 pp., 140 figs.
Allen, G.R. 1975. Damselfishes of the South Seas. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 240 p.
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp.
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140.
Fautin D.G. & Allen. G.R. 1992. Anemone Fishes and their host Sea Anemones. A guide for aquarists and divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 160.
Kuiter, R.H. 1997. Guide to sea fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers I-xvii, 434 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.