Best places to see Blackback anemonefish
Amphiprion melanopus, also known as the cinnamon clownfish, red and black anemonefish, black-backed anemonefish or dusky anemonefish is a widely distributed anemonefish chiefly found in the western and southern parts of the Pacific Ocean.. The species scientific name 'melanopus' is Greek, meaning black feet in reference to the black pelvic fins. 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... Read more on Wikipedia.
- In season · Jul–Aug
Blackback anemonefish are seen here from July to August, alongside Percula Anemonefish, Barrier reef anemonefish and Staghorn Damsel.
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