skunk clownfish

Amphiprion akallopisos

When females vanish males change sex

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

The nosestripe clownfish or nosestripe anemonefish, skunk clownfish, Amphiprion akallopisos, is an anemonefish (also called clownfish) that lives in association with sea anemones. A. akallopisos is found in the Indian Ocean. It resides in shallow inshore reefs as deep as 15 m with a moderate to strong current.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amphiprion
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Andaman Sea, Sumatra and the Seribu Islands (Java Sea). Not found in Maldives and Sri Lanka (Ref. 4391 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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