Saddleback clownfish
Amphiprion polymnus
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An anemonefish from Southeast Asia and the western Pacific, black and white with a large saddle-shaped white mark. It lives in the anemones Heteractis crispa and Stichodactyla haddoni. It reaches about 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion polymnus
- Family
- Pomacentridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Amphiprion bifasciatus, Amphiprion bifasciatus annamensis, Amphiprion intermedius, Amphiprion laticlavius, Amphiprion polynemus, Amphiprion trifasciatus, Anthias bifasciatus, Coracinus seu Sciaena unimaculata, Coracinus unimaculata, Lutjanus jourdin, Paramphiprion hainanensis, Perca polymna, Sciaena unimaculata
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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