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  • Blackback Anemonefish, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey., some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Bernat Garrigós, all rights reserved

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    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

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    (c) Jean Roger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Blackback Anemonefish

Amphiprion melanopus

Worldwide
2,264 observations
Group
Fish

About

Amphiprion melanopus, also known as the cinnamon clownfish, red and black anemonefish, black-backed anemonefish or dusky anemonefish is a widely distributed anemonefish chiefly found in the western and southern parts of the Pacific Ocean.. The species scientific name 'melanopus' is Greek, meaning black feet in reference to the black pelvic fins. Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone. It is a...

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