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McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-6509-2759 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1995-01-27 2022-04-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat NW of Waigeo Locality: Stephanie Island, Waigeo, Indonesia. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amoce_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Amoce_u0.jpg Locality: Stephanie Island, Waigeo, Indonesia. FB-pic-6509-10517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif Robbie N. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution via Honolulu Pet Shop http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amoce_u8.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Amoce_u8.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2022-02-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Adults inhabit coral reefs where it lives among the venomous tentacles of large sea anemones (Ref. 85309). Occur in shallow and calm lagoons. Are protandrous hermaphrodites (Ref. 32167). Distinct pair is monogamous (Ref. 32167). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). One of the most popular marine aquarium fishes. Bred artificially in Florida for the aquarium trade. Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla gigantea, and Stichodactyla mertensii (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35410, 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420). Has reached an age of 12 years in captivity (Alexandre Fontayne, pers. comm., 2006). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-25 00:00:00 2013-05-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: Easily identified by the orange color and three white bands, the middle one widening forward to the head centrally (Ref. 48636). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 7247). Body depth 2.1-2.4 in SL. (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Morphology-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-25 00:00:00 2013-05-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13 Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Distribution-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2023-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines; ranges north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Uses-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2022-02-17 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Baensch, H.A. 1992 Neue Meerwasser-Praxis. Tetra Verlag, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 7309) FB-LifeCycle-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2022-02-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6509&StockCode=6830 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Benthic spawner. Length at sex change = 4.4 cm TL (Ref. 55367). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Also Refs. 240, 7471, 118437. Fricke, H.W. and S. Fricke 1977 Monogamy and sex change by aggressive dominance in coral reef fish. Nature 266:830-832. (Ref. 32167) FB-TrophicStrategy-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-01-22 00:00:00 2019-08-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public ocellaris http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154); in shallow and calm lagoons. Adults inhabit coral reefs where it lives among the venomous tentacles of large sea anemones (Ref. 85309). Feeds on plants (34%), benthic invertebrates (44%), and zooplankton (Ref. 6110). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699). Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose 1984 Food habits of teleostean reef fishes in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. University of Tokyo Bulletin, no. 25. v,128p. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan. 128 p. (Ref. 6110) FB-Size-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2022-02-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1992-11-03 00:00:00 2022-02-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6509 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 7247), usually 3 - 15 m (Ref. 55267) Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) Florida Museum of Natural History 2005 Biological profiles: clown anemonefish. Retrieved on 26 August 2005, from www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/FalseClownAnemone/FalseClown Anemone.html. Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History: Education-Biological Profiles. FLMNH, University of Florida. (Ref. 55267)