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Thielle's Anemonefish
Amphiprion thiellei
Amphiprion thiellei, or Thielle's anemonefish, is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid anemonefish found in the vicinity of Cebu, Philippines. Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone. It is a sequential hermaphrodite with a strict dominance hierarchy.
From the article Amphiprion thiellei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A. thielli has reddish orange body, with a single white head bar that may be connected at the top with a bonnet and two saddles on the dorsal fin and tail base. They have 10-11 dorsal spines, 2 anal spines, 16 dorsal soft rays and 14 anal soft rays. They reach a maximum length of 6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in). The species was described from two aquarium dealer specimens.
Range & habitat
A. thielli is believed to have originated in the vicinity of Cebu, Philippines.. Field records are lacking for A. thiellei however the most probable hosts are thought to be:
Heteractis crispa Sebae anemone Stichodactyla mertensii Mertens' carpet sea anemone
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 619611.