Brown anemonefish
Distribution: only found in eastern Australia (principally in the Great Barrier Reef) and New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands.
Hosted by 6 species of sea anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla haddoni and Stichodactyla mertensii.
Often confused with Amphiprion clarkii and Amphiprion chrysopterus.
at Îlot Signal (Barrier Reef anemonefish) © fongi
at Tiam Bouene Islet (Barrier Reef anemonefish) © fongi
at Kanumera Bay (Barrier Reef anemonefish)
at Îlot Canard (Barrier Reef anemonefish)
at Norman Reef (Barrier Reef anemonefish)
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