AMPHIPRION ALLARDI KLAUSEWITZ, 1970

Allard's Anemonefish

Original description: As Amphiprion allardi, from specimens collected at Mombasa, Kenya

Colour features and size: Dark brown to black with two white or bluish-white bars; caudal fin pale, all other fins orange. Maximum length about 140 mm.

Similar species: Amphiprion chrysopterus, from the western Pacific Ocean is nearly identical in colour, but the wide geographic separation between these species is sufficient to prevent confusion. Of species with ranges nearer that of A. allardi, A. latifasciatus of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands is similar, but has a wider mid-lateral bar and its yellow caudal fin is forked.

Host anemone species: Entacmaea quadricolor; Heteractis aurora; Stichodactyla mertensii.

Distribution: East Africa between Kenya and Durban.