# Sebae clownfish > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sebae_clownfish > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sebae_clownfish.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebae_clownfish > Source revision: 1345198182 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | name = Sebae clownfish | image = clownfish-mileswu.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = {{cite iucn |title=''Amphiprion sebae'' |name-list-style=amp |author=Allen, G.R.|year=2022 |article-number=e.T188411A1871062 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188411A1871062.en|access-date=9 December 2022}} | taxon = Amphiprion sebae | authority = [Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1853 }} '''''Amphiprion sebae''''', also known as the '''sebae clownfish''', is an [anemonefish](/source/Amphiprioninae) found in the northern [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean), from [Java](/source/Java) to the [Arabian Peninsula](/source/Arabian_Peninsula). Like all anemonefish it is usually found living in association with [sea anemone](/source/sea_anemone)s. While the common name of ''[Heteractis crispa](/source/Heteractis_crispa)'', the sebae anemone, suggests an association, it is normally found with the [Stichodactyla haddoni](/source/Stichodactyla_haddoni) or saddle anemone.{{r|FieldGuide}} ''A. sebae'', like all anemonefish, lives in a [symbiotic](/source/Amphiprioninae) relationship with the host anemone where the fish is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the anemone. In a group of clownfish, Only two clownfish, a male and a female, in a group reproduce through [external fertilization](/source/external_fertilization). Clownfish are [sequential hermaphrodites](/source/Amphiprioninae), changing from male to female, with a strict [dominance hierarchy](/source/dominance_hierarchy) and only the largest fish being female.{{r|FieldGuide}} ==Description== The body of ''A. sebae'' is blackish or dark brown with a yellow snout, breast and belly. It has two broad white bars., with the mid-body bar angled backwards. The tail is yellow or orange.{{r|FieldGuide}} They have 10–11 dorsal spines, 2 anal spines, 14–17 dorsal soft rays and 13–14 anal soft rays.{{r|FishBase}} They can grow to {{convert|14|cm|in}}.{{r|FieldGuide}} ===Color variations=== There is a [melantistic](/source/Melanism) variation where the fish lacks the yellow snout, breast and belly. It is not known whether this variation is associated with a species of anemone.{{r|FieldGuide}} ===Similar species=== [''A. polymnus''](/source/Amphiprion_polymnus) (Saddleback anemonefish) is similar, but can be distinguished by its characteristic black or dark wedge shape on the tail.{{r|FieldGuide}} There are reports of ''A. sabae'' being incorrectly labeled in the aquarium trade as ''A. clarkii'',{{r|AnimalWorld}}{{r|AquariumDomain}} however the similarities are superficial in that, while a melanistic variation of ''A. clarkii'' has similar color, ''A. clarkii'' lacks the characteristic sloping mid-band. Image:Clown Fish Aquarium.JPG|Melanistic variation of ''[A. sebae](/source/Amphiprion_sebae)'' (Sebae anemonefish) Image:Amphiprion Species.JPG|[''A. polymnus''](/source/Amphiprion_polymnus) (Saddleback anemonefish) showing the characteristic wedge on the tail Image:Amphiprion clarkii Thailand.jpg|the superficially similar melanistic variation of [''A. clarkii''](/source/Amphiprion_clarkii) lacking the characteristic sloping mid-band ==Distribution and habitat== ''A. sebae'' is found in the northern Indian Ocean, from Java to the Arabian Peninsula, including [India](/source/India), [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka), the [Maldives](/source/Maldives), [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra), and the [Andaman Islands](/source/Andaman_Islands).{{r|FieldGuide}} ===Host anemones=== ''A. sebae'' is associated with the following species of anemone: {{r|FieldGuide}} *''[Stichodactyla haddoni](/source/Stichodactyla_haddoni)'' ==Life cycle== A study using estuarine water was done to look at [captive breeding](/source/captive_breeding) and larval rearing of the species ''Amphiprion sebae''. The male starts courting the female a week before they [spawn](/source/spawn_(biology)). The male initiates maintenance of the site chosen for [habitation](/source/Habitat_(ecology)). The female enters the nest to lay her eggs. About 300 to 600 eggs are laid. The males usually guard the eggs, which hatch after six to eight days.{{r|Ignatius}} The yolk sacs of the larvae were small. Between the third and fourth day they fed and their body shape changed. On days fifteen to eighteen in their life cycle they enter [metamorphosis](/source/metamorphosis).{{r|Kumar}} '''Eggs''' When A. sebae eggs are recently fertilized, they are transparent (yellow/clear) with oil droplets.{{Cite journal|last=Gunasekaran|first=K.; Sarvanakumar, A.; Selvam, D.; Mahesh, R.|date=May 2017|title=Embryonic and larval developmental stages of sebae clownfish Amphiprion sebae (Bleeker 1853) in captive condition|journal=Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences|volume=46|issue=5|pages=1061–1068}} Amphiprion sebae eggs mature, they become bright yellow to orange color, the size of the eggs can range from length: 1.7- 2.6 mm and width: 0.8-1.3 mm. ==References== {{Reflist|refs= {{cite book|last=Fautin|first=Daphne G.|author2=Allen, Gerald R. |title=Field Guide to Anemone Fishes and Their Host Sea Anemones |publisher=[Western Australian Museum](/source/Western_Australian_Museum) |year=1992|url=http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/anemones/ |isbn=0-7309-5216-9|page=104}} {{FishBase|genus=Amphiprion|species=sebae|year=2014|month=November}} {{cite journal |author=Ignatius|date=August 2001 |title=Spawning and larval rearing technique for tropical clown fish Amphiprion sebae under captive condition. |url=http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6879/1/020-JOURNAL_OF_AGRICULTURE_IN_TROPICS.pdf |journal=Journal of Aquaculture in the Tropics |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=241–249 |access-date=6 September 2015|display-authors=etal}} {{cite journal |author=Kumar|date=March 2010 |title= Studies on captive breeding and larval rearing of clownfish, Amphiprion sebae (Bleeker,1853) using estuarine water|url=http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/8559/1/IJMS%2039(1)%20114-119.pdf |journal=Indian Journal of Marine Sciences |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=114–119 |access-date=6 September 2015|display-authors=etal}} {{cite web |url=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/sebae.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030817144707/http://www.animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/sebae.php |archive-date=August 17, 2003 |title=Sebae Clownfish |website=Animal-World.com |access-date=6 September 2015}} {{cite web |url=http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSpeciesMarine.php?id=90 |title=Sebae Clownfish |website=AquariumDomain.com |access-date=6 September 2015}} }} ==External links== {{Commonscat|Amphiprion sebae}} {{Wikispecies|Amphiprion sebae}} * {{ITIS |id=170147 |taxon=Amphiprion sebae |accessdate=15 February 2006}} * {{WRMS species|212772|''Amphiprion sebae''| Bleeker, 1853}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1073281}} Category:Amphiprion Category:Fish described in 1853 Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sebae clownfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebae_clownfish) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebae_clownfish?action=history)). 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