FIELD GUIDE TO ANEMONE FISHES AND THEIR HOST SEA ANEMONES
Dr. Daphne G. Fautin California Academy of Sciences University of Kansas and Dr. Gerald R. Allen Western Australian Museum © Western Australian Museum, 1992
FOREWORD INTRODUCTION Geographical and ecological distribution How is this relationship possible Other Symbionts Scientific names and what they mean How to use this guide CHAPTER 1: SEA ANEMONES Classification Identification Cryptodendrum adhaesivum Entacmaea quadricolor Heteractis aurora Heteractis crispa Heteractis magnifica Heteractis malu Macrodactyla doreensis Stichodactyla gigantea Stichodactyla haddoni Stichodactyla mertensii CHAPTER 2: ANEMONEFISHES Classicication Identification Colour variation Amphiprion akallopisos (Skunk Anemonefish) Amphiprion akindynos (Barrier Reef Anemonefish) Amphiprion allardi (Allard's Anemonefish) Amphiprion bicinctus (Two-band Anemonefish) Amphiprion chagosensis (Chagos Anemonefish) Amphiprion chrysogaster (Mauritian Anemonefish) Amphiprion chrysopterus (Orange-fin Anemonefish) Amphiprion clarkii (Clark's Anemonefish) Amphiprion ephippium (Red Saddleback Anemonefish) Amphiprion frenatus (Tomato Anemonefish) Amphiprion fuscocaudatus (Seychelles Anemonefish) Amphiprion latezonatus (Wide-band Anemonefish) Amphiprion latifasciatus (Madagascar Anemonefish) Amphiprion leucokranos (White-Bonnet Anemonefish) Amphiprion mccllochi (McCulloch's Anemonefish) Amphiprion melanopus (Red and Black Anemonefish) Amphiprion nigripes (Maldives Anemonefish) Amphiprion ocellaris (False Clown Anemonefish) Amphiprion omanensis (Oman Anemonefish) Amphiprion percula (Clown Anemonefish) Amphiprion perideraion (Pink Anemonefish) Amphiprion polymnus (Saddleback Anemonefish) Amphiprion rubrocinctus (Australian Anemonefish) Amphiprion sandaracinos (Orange Anemonefish) Amphiprion sebae (Sebae Anemonefish) Amphiprion thiellei (Tjielle's Anemonefish) Amphiprion tricinctus (Three-band Anemonefish) Premnas biaculeatus (Spine-check Anemonefish) Dascyllus trimaculatus (Three-Spot Dascyllus) CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY OF SEA ANEMONES Nutrition Survival Reproduction Locomotion Anemone-like animals CHAPTER 4: LIFE HISTORY OF ANEMONEFISHES Courtship, spawning, and egg-care Larval life and settlement Social structure and sex reversal Feeding and growth CHAPTER 5: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FISH AND SEA ANEMONES Symbiosis Specificity How anemone and fish can affect one another CHAPTER 6: AQUARIUM CARE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READING GLOSSARY	Paper version may be purchased from: Publications Office Western Australian Museum Francis Street Perth, WA 6000 Australia North American Distributor: Sea Challengers 4 Somerset Rise Monterey, CA 93940 USA 408-373-6306. Converted to HTML for Electronic Publication by Julian Humphries and Diane Sherman, The MUSE Project