Red Sea clownfish
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The Red Sea (or two-banded) clownfish (or anemonefish') (Amphiprion bicinctus, meaning "both sawlike with two stripes") is a clownfish of the family Pomacentridae.
Description
Length up to 14 cm, background colour yellow-orange with two black-edged white bands.
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Chagos archipelago.
Habitat
Monogamous pairs inhabit host anemones, usually on coral reefs. Host species include Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea.
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