Whats the Difference Between True Percula Clownfish and False Percula Clownfish?
True Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) is a species from the Indo-Pacific region. There is quite a bit of variation in markings among individuals. A. percula have three white bars. As adults, the bars are often bordered in black, which varies in width. In some individuals it may extend from margin to margin replacing quite a bit of the orange color. The middle bar normally has a forward projection. The true perculas have 11 dorsal spines compared to the Ocellaris who usually have have 10 dorsal spines. The two species do not have overlapping distributions. A. percula are found in Northern Queensland and Melanesia, while A. ocellaris are found in the Andaman sea, the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia, coast of southeast Asia northward to the Ryukyu Islands. ORA™ sells True Perculas at approximately 8 – 9 months of age, which is before adult coloration is complete. Once fish are placed in a reef aquarium with strong lighting, the coloration usually develo
