Clown ID... Need a definitive answer!

[esco]

Picked up this guy from the LFS but have yet to find an accurate ID online. Sorry, the pics are kind of blurry, they were taken at night w/flash... but I hope this is good enough.

I'm guessing it's an Amphiprion Clarkii, but I'm not 100% sure, it could be a Clarkii morph but I don't know from which region though. The only thing that has me unsure, is the lack of a 3rd stripe, and the coloration on some fins. Other pictures of A. clarkii's w/this kind of coloration have a thin white stripe before the yellow on the tail. On my clown there is clearly no white stripe.

Let me know if I'm on the right track.

(same fish)

Thanks in advance.

 

[rkelman]

I agree. Go to rareclownfish.com they can tell you for sure.

 

[Bmgrocks]

Clarkii

 

[MarinaP]

A. clarkii

 

[esco]

rkelman, thanks for the suggestion on RCF.com... i posted it there as well.

how sure are you guys it's a clarkii? i still doubt the accuracy b/c of the lack of a 3rd stripe

 

[Uploadead]

Is a sebae clownfish the same as A.Clarkii?

 

[esco]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9265504#post9265504 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Uploadead
Is a sebae clownfish the same as A.Clarkii?

no. a sebae is often confused for a clarkii, and to my knowledge aren't often found in the trade. if you find a LFS selling a sebae clown, odds are it's a clarkii.

i'm no expert (which is why i'm asking you guys), but i'm pretty sure this clown isn't a sebae b/c the 2nd stripe doesn't "arch backwards" as noticeably as the sebaes do.

 

[Elmo18]

Looks like a

Vanu'atu Amphiprion clarkii.

Clarks from that region have two bars only.

Best,
Ilham

 

[esco]

Ilham, thanks for the info.

I did a quick search on Vanuatu Clarkii's and from this website, it says:

juveniles from all areas and adults from Vanuatu and New Caledonia may be mostly or entirely orange-yellow with only two anterior white bars

Vanuatu Clarkii Clown (?)

My clown isn't "mostly or entirely orange-yellow" though?

 

[cschweitzer]

Clarkiis can have two or three bars...not uncommon to se a 2-bar clarkii. Nice fish though.

 

[matter1331]

looks like a clarkii to me as well

 

[phender]

The Vanuatu Clarkis come in two varieties. Orange with black saddles and all black, like yours.

 

[esco]

Thanks all ...Clarkii it is!

Appreciate the help greatly.

 

[keefsama2003]

Looks like what i used to have

mine were sold to me a solom islands clarks and they looked exactly like the one you posted