Group or Species of Clown Fish

Did you know that the 28 species of true clownfish or anemonefish are the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the family Promacentridae. Of the 28 species within the genus Amphiprion exists, one is the genus Premhas. The other pomacentridd are called damselfish.
There are also two species of Dascyllus-D. trimaculatus and D.albisella - that are sometimes observed within host anemones. These are members of the subfamily Chrominae and are not dependent upon an anemone for survival in nature.

SPECIES:

Twenty-seven, including:

1. Amphiprion allardi - Allard's clownfish


2. Amphiprion melanopus - Cinnamon clownfish


3. Amphiprion clarkii - Clark's anemonefish


4. Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris clownfish


5. Amphiprion percula - Percula clownfish


6. Amphiprion perideraion - Pink skunk clownfish


7. Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback clownfish


8. Amphiprion sebae - Sebae clownfish


9. Amphiprion bicinctus - Red Sea Clownfish


10. Amphiprion tricinctus - Three-band anemonefish


11. Amphiprion ephippium - Red saddleback anemonefish


12. Amphiprion frenatus - Tomato clownfish


13. Amphiprion chrysopterus - Orange-fin anemonefish


14. Amphiprion akallopisos - Skunk clownfish


15. Amphiprion nigripes - Maldive anemonefish


16. Amphiprion sandaracinos - Orange skunk clownfish


17. Amphiprion rubacinctus - Australian clownfish


18. Premnas biaculeatus - Maroon clownfish

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