Orangefin Anemonefish

The orangefin anemonefish spends its whole life close to one host sea anemone. It darts out to feed, then darts back into the stinging tentacles the moment danger passes.

Also known as: two-banded anemonefish, two-banded anemonefish, orange-fin anemonefish, orange-finned anemonefish, orange-fin anemonefish

It is easy to confuse with several other anemonefish in its range. The dark body and black fins described above set it apart from the paler Barrier Reef anemonefish. A narrower tail bar than Clark's anemonefish helps tell the two apart too.

This anemonefish grows up to 17 cm long. Its body is dark, almost black. It has black pelvic fins (the paired fins on its underside) and a black anal fin (the single fin behind the vent).

This species lives on outer reef slopes and in reef channels in the western Pacific, from near the surface down to 40 m. It shelters among the tentacles of host anemones, such as the bubble-tip anemone and the magnificent sea anemone.

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  Clownfish

  clownfish

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  Common clownfish

  Amphiprion ocellaris

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  Fire clownfish

  Amphiprion melanopus

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  Orange clownfish

  Amphiprion percula

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  Pink anemonefish

  Amphiprion perideraion

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  Red Sea Anemonefish

  Amphiprion bicinctus