Clown ID's

[Creetin]

Can anybody give me an id?
Seabae or saddleback? Or neither?

 

[Ron Popeil]

a. polymnus

saddleback clown.

 

[Grunt]

Ron wrote "a. polymnus"

Agreed, I have a pair just like them

 

[rkelman]

Saddleback for sure.

 

[Creetin]

Thanks!!!

 

[dudley moray]

look more like clarkii's to me

 

[dudley moray]

sorry i'm wrong that is a sebae clown i'm positive definitly not a saddleback they don't have white lines nor are they black with yellow orange mouths !saddlebacks are red with a disticnt black saddle between the dorsal fin and tail fin.

 

[ocellaris123]

Its a black saddleback clownfish for sure. Saddle backs come in three color varieties that I am aware of. Brown, reddish, and black.

 

[rkelman]

I agree Ocellaris123. Def Saddleback. Sebae are of the same complex but those aren't Sebae. I agree the "Saddle" is long but its not a regular stripe like a Sebae. The white sweeps back on the fin. Characteristic of the Saddleback. No orange tail like a Sebae either.

 

[dudley moray]

ok i'm wrong they are saddles the stripe threw me off i thought saddles only had a partial stripe in the shape of a saddle

 

[rkelman]

Not true. You are indeed mistaken All 3 of these clowns are Saddlebacks.

Link1

Link2

Link3

 

[Grunt]

My pair is Link 2 and a Link 3 clown

 

[dudley moray]

http://www.orafarm.com/clownfish_species.html
shows a saddleback like i describe

 

[rkelman]

That's a Juvenile. Not all Saddles have a full stripe either. Some do some don't depending on the variety.

 

[WDLV]

Dudley, Click on my red house. I have pics of black polymnus, brown polymnus and sebae. It takes a while to pick out all the subtle differences.