Just to make this thread more intresting...............I wil post few pictures of
Amphiprion thiellei in the Wild................
Analysis of Natural History will provide valuable informations.............that help us in Captive Breeding attempts.................
Few years ago............our threads on this subject were full of doubts..........we were trying to theoryze Parental species.............geographic distribution............and etc................
But when we found pictures from Nature.................the things becomes more clear.............
Today our knowledge is improved..............we can suggest the geographic range...........we know that the Anemone
Stichodactyla mertensii plays importante rule...............
We know that
Amphiprion ocellaris is one of the Parental species.............
And we know that
Amphiprion thiellei tends to be the Dominant Female................and the Males tends to be
Amphiprion ocellaris..............
Let´s see some pictures :
From Menjangan Island........a small island, located 5 miles to the north-west of Bali island.....
Source :
http://saridive.exblog.jp/18310334/
The presence of this species in Menjangan Island north-west of Bali Island.......is explained...........once the Lombok Strait was an important passage of the Indonesian Throughflow............even during the Pleistocene Period................due its depht...........
The Makassar Strait are also an Indonesian Throughflow passage...............even during Pleistocene.............due its depht............
Below..........there are few pictures from Mactan Island............Cebu........Philippines............
Source :
http://www.diver.ne.jp/other/log/20011017.htm
Source :
http://www.diver.ne.jp/other/log/0211cebu/0211cebu_03.htm
Source :
http://www.diver.ne.jp/other/log/0211cebu/0211cebu_03.htm
We still lack some pictures of
Amphiprion sandaracinos together with
Amphiprion thiellei................
But there is a Picture that confirms the Sympatry of
Amphiprion ocellaris and
Amphiprion sandaracinos.................from Wakatobi Island............in Sulawesi...........Indonesia...................
Source :
http://timlaman.photoshelter.com/image/I0000rjdMMMmjtJo
This region is in South of Sulawesi Island.............prety close to Makassar Strait Region................
And
Amphiprion thiellei is clearly product by
Amphiprion ocellaris X
Amphiprion sandaracinos.............
Below..........this
Amphiprion thiellei picture is from Balicasag...........Bohol.........according the source........
Source :
http://www2.airnet.ne.jp/~kenshi/uw040117.html
All the Geographic Range............From Cebu...............along Makassar Strait...........to Bali.....................this species is founded in Shallow Waters.............not exceeding 10 meters................and hot temperatures 28-30 Celcius................
Amphiprion thiellei is an Asiatic species..................occouring along the Sunda Shelf borders........
While
Amphiprion leucokranos is an Australian species...............occouring along the Sahul Shelf borders..............................
These species have similar formation..............based in multipe species crosses..............
They are diferent...........and separated by the Biogeographical context.........