Blackback Anemonefish

Description: Overall color is orange, with a black-edged bar just behind the head. Body sometimes black especially in older individuals. A second black-edged white bar maybe at mid-body (Ref. 7247). Body depth 1.7-2.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

White spot Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Uronema infection. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Coral fish Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Benthic spawner. Length at sex change = 6.6 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). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884). Also Ref. 240, 7471.

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 13 - 15

Found in lagoon reefs and embayments. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420). Feeds on plants and invertebrates (Ref. 6110). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).

Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous (Ref. 52884), protandrous hermaphrodite (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). Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420).

aquarium: commercial