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Amphiprion melanopus
Bleeker
Amphiprion melanopus
was originally described as
Amphiprion melanopus
by Bleeker in 1852. It belongs to the family
Pomacentridae
and subfamily
Amphiprioninae
. It is commonly known as Fire clownfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as Red and black anemonefish, in USA (contiguous states) as Red and black anemonefish, in Papua New Guinea as Black anemonefish, in Guam as Dusky anemonefish, in Maldives as Chocolate clown.
more common names
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Indo-West: Eastern Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) east to New Caledonia, Palau and Micronesia.
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Species
melanopus
AuthorWI
Bleeker [P.]
AuthorNI
Bleeker
Qualification
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Year
1852
Status
Valid
Class
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Order
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Family
Pomacentridae
Subfamily
Amphiprioninae
Amphiprioninae
Genus
Amphiprion
Subgenus
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Family
Pomacentridae
Subfamily
Amphiprioninae
Genus
Amphiprion
Original Name
Amphiprion
Taxon Name
melanopus
Original Combination
Amphiprion melanopus
Original Genus
Amphiprion
Original Genus Species
Amphiprion melanopus
OriginalSubGenus
Amphiprion
Original Author
Bleeker
Original AuthorWI
Bleeker [P.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1852
Original Family
Pomacentridae
Original SubFamily
Amphiprioninae
Original Level
species
Type Locality
Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
Primary Code
Holotype (unique)
Primary Type
RMNH 6444 (probably largest of 5)
Journal
Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indië
Citation
v. 3
Page
561
SubSpecies AuthorWI
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Qualification SS
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Subspecies AuthorWI
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Current Genus Species
Amphiprion melanopus
Current Species
melanopus
Current Genus
Amphiprion
Current AuthorWI
De Vis [C. W.]
Current AuthorNI
De Vis
Current Year
1852
Current Family
Pomacentridae
Current Subfamily
Amphiprioninae
Amphiprioninae
Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Inhabits lagoon and outer reef environments. Commensal with anemones, apparently host specific for @Physobrachia douglasi@ (Ref. No. 4966). Reported to live exclusively in the cluster anemone @Entacmaea quadricolor@ (Ref. No. 1602). Feeds predominantly on
Depth Range
From 1 to 18 meters.
Distribution
Indo-West: Eastern Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) east to New Caledonia, Palau and Micronesia.
Current Summary
Valid as
Amphiprion melanopus
Bleeker 1852. Pomacentridae.
Name History
• Valid as
Amphiprion melanopus
Bleeker 1852 -- (Randall et al. 1990:253 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:247 [ref. 23929], Astakhov 1996:845 [ref. 24669], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:253 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:176 [ref. 23965], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:315 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3349 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:130 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:351 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1445 [ref. 29090], Allen et al. 2008:111 [ref. 29750], Ogihara et al. 2009:197 [ref. 30934], Allen & Erdmann 2012:572 [ref. 31980]).
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Species
Genus Species
Authorship
Status
akallopisos
Amphiprion akallopisos
Bleeker [P.] 1853
Valid
akindynos
Amphiprion akindynos
Allen [G. R.] 1972
Valid
albiventris
Amphiprion albiventris
Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828
Uncertain
allardi
Amphiprion allardi
Klausewitz [W.] 1970
Valid
amamiensis
Amphiprion amamiensis
Mori [K.] 1966
Synonym
americanus
Amphiprion americanus
Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801
Synonym
annamensis
Amphiprion annamensis
Chevey [P.] 1932
Synonym
argenteus
Amphiprion argenteus
Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801
Uncertain
arion
Amphiprion arion
De Vis [C. W.] 1884
Synonym
australe
Amphiprion australe
Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801
Not available
barberi
Amphiprion barberi
Allen [G. R.], Drew [J.] & Kaufman [L.] 2008
Valid
bicinctus
Amphiprion bicinctus
Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830
Valid
bicolor
Amphiprion bicolor
Castelnau [F. L. de] 1873
Synonym
bifasciatus
Amphiprion bifasciatus
(Bloch [M. E.] 1792)
Synonym
bifasciatus annamensis
Amphiprion bifasciatus annamensis
Chevey [P.] 1932
Synonym
boholensis
Amphiprion boholensis
Cartier [O.] 1874
Synonym
calliops
Amphiprion calliops
Schultz [L. P.] 1966
Synonym
carinatus
Amphiprion carinatus
Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801
Synonym
chagosensis
Amphiprion chagosensis
Allen [G. R.] 1972
Valid
chrysargyrus
Amphiprion chrysargyrus
Richardson [J.] 1846
Synonym
chrysogaster
Amphiprion chrysogaster
Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830
Valid
chrysopterus
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830
Valid
clarckii
Amphiprion clarckii
Bennett [J. W.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830
Spelling
clarkii
Amphiprion clarkii
(Bennett [J. W.] 1830)
Valid
ephippium
Amphiprion ephippium
(Bloch [M. E.] 1790)
Valid
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