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Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. [2] Like several anemone species, E. quadricolor can support several anemonefish species, and displays two growth types based on where they live in the water column, one of which gives it the common name, due to the bulbous tips on its tentacles.
Bubble-tip anemone: Entacmaea quadricolor: With caution: Moderate: A relatively easy to keep anemone species, it is very colorful, and has distinctive bubble-like swellings on the tips of its tentacles. 30 cm (11.8 in) Condy anemone [16] Condylactis gigantea: With caution: Moderate: Common anemone species in the aquarium trade.
Amphiprion barberi, also known as fiji anemonefish a species of anemonefish that is found in the western Pacific Ocean. [1] It was previously considered a geographic color variation of other anemonefish, initially Amphiprion rubrocinctus from 1972 and then Amphiprion melanopus from 1980 however further study and DNA sequencing resulted in A. barberi being described as a new species in 2008. [1]
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The species name 'akindynos' is Greek, meaning 'safe' or 'without danger' in reference to the safety afforded amongst the tentacles of its host anemone. [2] Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone.
A. tricinctus is generally said to be associated with these species of anemone: [4] [7] Entacmaea quadricolor bubble-tip anemone; Heteractis aurora beaded sea anemone (mostly juvenile) [6] Heteractis crispa sebae anemone; Stichodactyla haddoni [10] [6] Stichodactyla mertensii Mertens' carpet sea anemone
Little is known about the specific host anemone species with which A. chagosensis associates, [2] however it has been photographed in association with: Entacmaea quadricolor Bubble-tip anemone; Heteractis magnifica magnificent sea anemone [5] Macrodactyla doreensis long tentacle anemone; Stichodactyla mertensii Mertens' carpet sea anemone
Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean; Stichodactyla helianthus, found in the Caribbean Sea This page was last edited on 30 ...