Clownfish #1 : False Clown Anemone Fish
Com.name: False Clown Anemone Fish, Clown fish, Anemone Fish, Clown Anemone fish, Ocellaris Clownfish, False Percula Clownfish “Nemo”
Sci.name: Amphiprion ocellaris
Classification: Fish
Family: Clownfishes-Anemonefishes
Location/Origin: Found in coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific
Description: This clown anemonefish can be recognised by its orange colour with three white bars and black markings on the fins. It grows to about eight centimeters (three inches)in length. One can differentiate between Percula (true) and Ocellaris (false) by their respective colors and patterns. Ocellaris are usually less vibrantly colored, and have 11 dorsal fin-spines instead of 10, as on the Percula. Also the species have different eye arrangements, Percula have bright orange irises, making their eyes appear smaller whereas Ocellaris have grey/orange irises which make the species eyes appear bigger. There is a rare melanistic variety hailing from the reefs around Darwin, Australia, that is a dark black colour with the normal white stripes. Although not common in the wild, they are becoming more and more popular in the aquarium hobby.
Reference:
Ocellaris clownfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia