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Allard's Clownfish

Fish

Allard's clownfish (Amphiprion allardi) lives in the western Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene Islands, ranging from Kenya to Durban and east to the Seychelles and Mascarenes. It reaches about 14 centimeters and is dark brown to black with two black edged white bars, a white tail, and orange remaining fins. It associates with three host anemones, the bubble tip anemone, the beaded sea anemone, and Mertens' carpet sea anemone, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Amphiprion allardi 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Amphiprion, Taxa
Source Allard's Clownfish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Allard's clownfish

In Ecosystem

Source FishBase: Amphiprion allardi (FishBase)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. FishBase: Amphiprion allardi food items
FishBaseFood items table
Quote, Food items table
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified algae (not available) juv./adults zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified zooplankton (not available) juv./adults
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2. Wikipedia: Allard's clownfish
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Allard's clownfish or Allard's anemonefish (Amphiprion allardi) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, from the western Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa and the Mascarenes.
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    Allard's clownfish or Allard's anemonefish (Amphiprion allardi) is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes, from the western Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa and the Mascarenes.
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3. FishBase: Amphiprion allardi (FishBase)
FishBase
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
  • In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Environment reef
    Marine; reef-associated
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4. Allard's Clownfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1888838 (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)
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Wikipedia: Allard's clownfish
WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
It associates with three host anemones, the bubble tip anemone, the beaded sea anemone, and Mertens' carpet sea anemone, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
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