Ocellaris Clownfish (False Clown or Amphiprion ocellaris)
Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge. Has 11 (rarely 10) dorsal spines. The spinous (anterior) part of the dorsal fin is taller. May have no black margins present, but most often has thin, never thick black margins around its white bars. The True Percula or Amphiprion percula usually has jet black margins of varied widths around its white bars, often of which can be rather thick. Distribution of this species in nature: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Sea), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia; coast of Southeast Asia northwards to the Ryukyu Islands.
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