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Fish profile · Pomacentridae
Clown anemonefish
Amphiprion ocellaris
A small anemonefish from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific, usually orange with three white bars. Wild groups shelter among sea-anemone tentacles, and the dominant fish is female.
Last reviewed 26 October 2026 · 5 sources
- Max length
- 11 cm
- IUCN
- LC
- Least Concern
- In Malaysia
- Native
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- order Perciformes
Category from the IUCN Red List, via GBIF (CC BY 4.0); it may lag the latest Red List assessment.
How big?
Linear scale · hand 18 cm
Up to 11 cm.
Where in Malaysia
29 open-licence records · GBIF
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- Recorded (open records)
Recorded in Sabah, Terengganu, Johor, and Kedah. Based on 29 open-licence records on GBIF. Few records can mean few surveys, not few fish.
How to identify
- Three broad white bars across an orange or reddish-brown body; some populations are black.
- White bars and fins have narrow black edges; typically eleven dorsal spines.
- Stocky, oval body flattened from side to side.
Habitat
Sheltered lagoons and reef slopes, where groups occupy host sea anemones.
- Diet
- Plankton and algae.
- Native range
- Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
Aquarium care
- Minimum tank
- 76 L
- Temperature
- 22.2–25.6°C
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- Temperament
- Peaceful
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Sources
Last reviewed 26 October 2026