Orange clownfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the orange clownfish lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Amphiprion percula
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Pomacentridae

Where does the orange clownfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the orange clownfish in 5 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the orange clownfish endangered?

The orange clownfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the orange clownfish?

The orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Pomacentridae, genus Amphiprion. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the orange clownfish

The orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) also known as percula clownfish and clown anemonefish, is widely known as a popular aquarium fish. Like other clownfishes (also known as anemonefishes), it often lives in association with sea anemones. A. percula is associated specifically with Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea, and as larvae use chemical cues released from the anemones to identify and locate the appropriate host species to use them for shelter and protection. This causes preferential selection when finding their anemone host species.

Although popular, maintaining this species in captivity is rather complex. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority regulates the number of collection permits issued to aquarium fish dealers who seek this, and other tropical fish within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Orange clownfish (revision 1381046279), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q926234 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).