skunk clownfish
Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Nosestripe clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) in a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Open encyclopedia reference
The nosestripe clownfish or nosestripe anemonefish, skunk clownfish, Amphiprion akallopisos, is an anemonefish (also called clownfish) that lives in association with sea anemones. A. akallopisos is found in the Indian Ocean. It resides in shallow inshore reefs as deep as 15 m with a moderate to strong current. The skunk clownfish can also be kept in captivity by aquarists.
Wikipedia contributors, Amphiprion akallopisos; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:09:32.905450+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1853
- Common name
- skunk clownfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Amphiprion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusAmphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesAmphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amphiprion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman, 2008 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| twoband anemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion chagosensis Allen, 1972 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| saddle anemonefishAmphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion latezonatus Waite, 1900 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion leucokranos Allen, 1973 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee, 1991 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phalerebus akallopisos (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853) | synonym |
| Amphiprion akallopisus Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift Voor Nederlandsch Indië, 4 (2): 243–302. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D54M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.