The orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) is found in the western Pacific north of the Great Barrier Reef, ranging between Queensland and New Guinea and extending to the Marshall Islands and the Tuamotus, usually at depths down to 20 meters. It reaches up to 17 centimeters and has yellow edged fins over a body that shades from yellow brown to dark brown, with two white bars, one behind the eye and one before the anal fin; tail color and overall darkness vary by location and by which of its seven possible host anemone species it lives with. The IUCN rates it Least Concern.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameAmphiprion chrysopterus 3 Conservation Status Comparison
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1. Wikipedia: Orange-fin anemonefish
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The orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, found in the Western Pacific north of the Great Barrier Reef from the surface to 20 m, to include the Pacific Ocean between Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea to the Marshall and Tuamotus Islands.
Characteristics of anemonefish
They feed on mainly on planktonic copepods, algae, echiuroid and sipunculoid worms, and pelagic tunicates.
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- In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro states: "The orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, found in the Western"
- In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "The orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, found in the West..."
- In Ecosystem: Great Barrier Reef, Wikipedia intro: "e family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, found in the Western Pacific north of the Great Barrier Reef from the surface to 20 m, to include the..."
View the Source2. FishBase: Amphiprion chrysopterus (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman usesQuote, Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
3. Orange-fin Anemonefish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1437711 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Amphiprion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
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