Orangefin (Bluestripe) Clownfish

[shabreeson]

i am getting a bit confused between the orangefin clownfish and the Sebae clownfish. i thought that the Sebae didn't have as much blue color and wasn't as big as the orangefin (bluestripe) clownfish until i saw pics on this site http://www.seaprovisions.com/clownfish.html
the sebae looks almost identical.... is this just a fluke?

 

[ricordiaking]

The clownfish they have listed is not a sebae it is an A. Allardi some site have fish labled incorrectly.

 

[phender]

It is what you get when you assume websites selling fish can actually properly ID fish.

The fish they have IDed as A. sebae is an A. chrysopterus(orangefin/blue stripe) or possibly allardi. A. sebae clowns look nothing like the one in their picture.

If you painted a yellow tail on the the polymnus clown they have pictured, you would have an A. sebae clown.

 

[shabreeson]

thanks for the quick response, do u know if the A. Allardi is on sale somewhere online or is it endangerd or impossible to get?

any info u have is great