Amphiprion ephippium
Diagnosis
Diagnosis_Genus: Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider. i.e. utrinque serratus. Operculorum folia (laminae) anteriora et posteriora serrata.
Diagnosis_Species: Lutjanus ephippium Bloch. Beide Kiemendeckel gezähnelt. K.6, Br. I9, B. I/6, A. 2/I6, S. I6, R. 10/26
Lutjanus operculis ferratis . B. VI, P. XIX, V. I/VI, A. II/XVI, C. XVI, D. X/XXVI
Prochilus, ovatae figurae; macula fufca magna, ad inftar aulaeorum ephippii e dorfo dependente; fquamulis laevigatis. Klein. Miff. Pfc. V. pag. 60. n.I. tab. 12. fig I. Chaetodon albefcens, ad dorfum nigricans; laminis operculorum ferratis. Seb. Thes. III. pag. 77. n. 25. tab. 26. fig. 25. Das Butzmaul, von eyförmiger Geftalt u.f.w. N. Schaupl. d. Nat. Th. I. S. 1043. n.I.
Red saddleback anemonefish. Maximum total length about 11 cm. Coral reefs of lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 12 m. Associated with the large anemones; frequently an adult pair and several smaller fish with each anemone. Feeds on zooplankton, small benthic invertebrates, and algae. Used as an aquarium fish; caught with hand nets. Andaman and Nicobar islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.
Body_adults_length_mean: 10-14 cm
Body_egg_length: 2-3 mm
Body_egg_wide: 1 mm
Etymology
The name of the genus “amphiprion” comes from the Greek “amphi” = “on both sides” and “priön” = saw, because on both sides of the head the preoperculum and the suboperculum show an indentation shaped like a saw.
The name of the species “ephippium” comes from the Greek “efippion” = saddle, due to the dark drawing, saddle-shaped, it has on the sides.
Type species
The type species of the genus Amphiprion is Lutjanus ephippium (Bloch 1790) (Fishwisepro)
Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen
Type locality: Tranquebar, India.
Ecology
Amphiprion ephippium lives in Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and Java and Sumatra in Indonesia (Fishbase).
Substrate: water
Salinity: marine
pH: 7.8-8.5
Temperature: 24-28°C
Depth: 2-15 m
Habitat: coastal
Depth_eggs: demersal
Oxygen_level: oxic
Life cycle
Amphiprion ephippium is a non migratory species (Fishbase).
Amphiprion ephippium is sexual dimorphic: females are larger than male.
Longevity: 16 years (Fishbase)
Generation_time: 8-18 months
Reproduction_mode: sexual_hermaphrodite_protandrous (oviparous)
Spawning_method: external fertilization in the water column
Feeding behaviour
Mode of locomotion
Original description
Reference(s)
Attached phylogeny
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SYMBIONTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Amyloodinium ocellatum | Aquarium Zoological Society of London |
On Oodinium ocellatum Brown, a parasitic dinoflagellate causing epidemic disease in marine fish. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 2:583-607. (1934) |