Mauritian anemonefish
Amphiprion chrysogaster
- Usual depth17–58 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) eric, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Amphiprion chrysogaster, the Mauritian anemonefish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is endemic to Mauritius and probably Réunion.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amphiprion chrysogaster”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–58 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) Liné1, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Liné1, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Mauritian anemonefish
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Mauritius-Anemonenfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Payaso de Mauricio
- French
- Clown de l'Île Maurice, Poisson-clown de Maurice
Other scientific names: Amphiprion chryogaster, Amphiprion fusciventer, Amphiprion mauritiensis
Similar species
Skunk clownfishAmphiprion akallopisos
Barrier Reef anemonefishAmphiprion akindynos
Fiji Tomato AnemonefishAmphiprion barberi
Maroon ClownfishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Twoband anemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Orange-fin AnemonefishAmphiprion chrysopterus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 178 open-data records from 1830 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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