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Amphiprion melanopus in life
In life — Blackback Anemonefish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey., some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 38001Ichthyology

Amphiprion melanopus

Blackback Anemonefish

As recorded: Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
March 6, 1983
Locality
Tongatapu Island; Nuku'alofa; off Yellow Pier
Depth
7 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Amphiprion melanopus · collected 1900–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 6, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Amphiprion melanopus. BPBM 38001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35055665. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38001.

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