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This fish is very similar to the false percula, A. ocellaris. The difference is in the number of dorsal spines (11 for A. ocellaris, and 10 or 9 for A. percula), the anterior part of the dorsal fins is taller in A. ocellaris,� and A. ocellaris never have a thick black margin around the three white bars.� They do not occur together in nature. The black bar is sometimes expanded as in the lower fish in the picture above.
Habitat: Natural geographic location:
�� Found
in the Coral Sea,
Northern Queensland and Melanesia ( New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland,
Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu).
Host Anemones:
� Heteractus magnifica ~
Magnificent sea anemone.
�� Stichtodactyla gigantea ~ Gigantic sea anemone.
�� Stichtodactyla crispa ~ Leathery sea anemone.
Social Behaviors:
�� Like all damselfish, they can
be territorial and aggressive, especially as they get older.
Sex: Sexual differences:
�� The female is usually much
larger than the male.
Length/Diameter of fish:
�� Adults can grow to 8 cm ( 3.2
inches).