defigart Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 A new Clownfish was described last year, Amphiprion barberi. It was previously thought to be a varient of A. melanopus. Here is the Abstract of the description article and a few pics. Abstract Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish fish, is described from 46 specimens, 16.3-85.8 mm SL, collected at depths of 2-10 m from coral reefs of Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. It is closely allied to A. melanopus, which is widely distributed in the western Pacific. The two species exhibit significant colour-pattern differences, including a mainly reddish orange body in A. barberi and dark brown or blackish body in A. melanopus. Adults of the new species also possess fewer spinules (11-19 versus 19-26) in the upper-opercular series than A. melanopus. Genetic data presented here confirms the separation of these species. Adult Fish Juvenile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tertansin2 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 LiveAquaria.com has them for sale right now. Not to bad of a price. Can get them Doran? Check them out on the link below. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+27+2754&pcatid=2754 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 LiveAquaria.com has them for sale right now. Not to bad of a price. Can get them Doran? Check them out on the link below. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+27+2754&pcatid=2754 Im working on that already. Will post availability in my forum, when I have more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Here are Liveaquarias pictures for comparision A. Melanopus http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+27+100&pcatid=100 A. Barberi http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+27+2754&pcatid=2754 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks Michael, For the record the pictures I posted are from the description article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Im working on that already. Will post availability in my forum' date=' when I have more info.[/quote'] Info posted in my forum as promised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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