Red Sea Clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) - Wiki Red Sea clownfish
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[Photo] Clownfish in a bubble-tip anemone, coloration in natural light 10 m depth. Alan Slater dahab 2003
The Red Sea clownfish, Red Sea anemonefish, or twoband anemonefish, Amphiprion bicinctus 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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