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True VS False Percula Clownfishes - How Can You Tell Which is Which?

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False Percula, Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
True VS False Percula Clownfishes - How Can You Tell Which is Which?

False Percula Clownfish

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  • Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
  • Has 11 (rarely 10) dorsal spines.
  • The spinous (anterior) part of the dorsal fin is taller.
  • May have no black margins present, but most often has thin, never thick black margins around its white bars.
  • Distribution of this species in nature: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Sea), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia; coast of Southeast Asia northwards to the Ryukyu Islands.

    • Did you know that Clownfish are classified as Damselfish?

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