#2284 · 🐟 fish

Clark's Anemonefish

🇳🇱 Zwarte anemoonvis ·Amphiprion clarkii

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © François Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © François Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Ryan Yue Wah Chan · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Tony Strazzari · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Joe Rowlett · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Exmouth, WA, Australia:© Kristin Anderson · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Carnarvon, WA, Australia:© Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Seogwipo, KR-CJ, KR:© no rights reserved · CC0
10. Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia:© Maria Shaffer-Gordon · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Amphiprion clarkii , known commonly as Clark's anemonefish and yellowtail clownfish , is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,348iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,348 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Edward Turner Bennett in 1830 (196 years ago).