Amphiprion melanopus
Blackback Anemonefish
As recorded: Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- January 5, 1970
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Bijire (=Biijiri; =Tilda) islet; lagoon side
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Amphiprion melanopus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,743 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
West Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) serenamanuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Baie des Citrons, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) cathylebouteiller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
John Brewer Reef, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Amphiprion melanopus. BPBM 8895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35061810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35061810 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026