About Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852
Adults of Amphiprion melanopus can reach a maximum length of 12 cm (4.7 inches). Their bodies range from dark red to orange, with mahogany-colored sides. Both juvenile and adult A. melanopus have a wide white head band that starts behind the eye, and this band may have a blue tint. The dorsal and caudal fins are lighter in color than the rest of the body, and sometimes take on a cinnamon shade. The pelvic and anal fins are most often black. A. melanopus is widely distributed across the western Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Great Barrier Reef north to the Marshall Islands and Guam, and from New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to eastern Indonesia. While it was previously believed to occur in Fiji, Tonga, and the Samoan Islands, the fish found in those areas has since been reclassified as a separate species, A. barberi.
