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Sebae anemonefish
Amphiprion sebae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sebae anemonefish
- Scientific
- Amphiprion sebae
- Dhivehi
- ސައިބޯނި މަސްSaiboani mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
An anemonefish with a dark brown to black body, two white bars and a bright yellow tail and snout. It lives with the carpet anemone Stichodactyla haddoni, often in sandy areas of lagoons, sheltering among its tentacles. It is an Indian Ocean species.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives saiboani mas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amphiprion-sebae.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ސައިބޯނި_މަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Clownfish-mileswu.jpg
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ސައިބޯނި މަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Saiboani mas' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.