Sealife guideThe maldive anemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Last updated on 04/03/2024 at 12:07 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Maldive anemonefish
- French name: Poisson clown des Maldives
- Scientific name: Amphiprion nigripes (Regan, 1908)
- Family name: Pomacentridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Within the same genus
Eastern clown anemonefish
(Amphiprion percula)
Seychelles anemonefish
(Amphiprion fuscocaudatus)
Within the same family
Black damselfish
(Neoglyphidodon melas)
Blue-green chromis
(Chromis viridis)
Damselfish
(Chromis chromis)
Goldback damselfish
(Pomacentrus nigromanus)
Pale damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Princess damselfish
(Pomacentrus vaiuli)
Whitebelly damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster)
Yellowtail damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
Discover also
Blotched sandgoby
(Fusigobius inframaculatus)
Common two-banded seabream
(Diplodus vulgaris)
European conger eel
(Conger conger)
Japanese surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)
Palelipped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)
Shortfin lionfish
(Dendrochirus brachypterus)
Yellow-edged lyretail
(Variola louti)
Yellowblotch razorfish
(Iniistius aneitensis)
The marine species from Maldives
Eastern triangle butterflyfish
(Chaetodon baronessa)
Graeffe's sea cucumber
(Pearsonothuria graeffei)
Leopard flounder
(Bothus pantherinus)
Maldive anemonefish
(Amphiprion nigripes)
Moorish idol
(Zanclus cornutus)
Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
Yellowspotted trevally
(Carangoides fulvoguttatus)
Best scuba diving destinations
Maldives islands
Dive centers
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