True or False Percula Clown?

J. Montgomery

Mouth Pipetting
I was hoping that ya'll could help clarify whether my clownfish are true or false perculas. I've had them both for about a year and a half. Thanks.

Male:
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Male (right) & Female (left):
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The only way to be sure is to count dorsal fin spines. Percs have 9-10 while Occellaris have 11

That maybe true, but I am counting +17 on these fish.

I am 99.999999% positive that these are Amphiprion ocellaris, or False Percula clownfish. My reasons:

>1. There is a much thiner black line on either side of the white stripes, not usually seen on a Amphiprion percula or a True Percula
>2. These fish have much more orange in their color than is usually seen in a true perc
>3. The composition of the face of these fish- more boxy mouth than is usually seen in a true perc.

HTH
 
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