Premnas biaculeatus

Spine-cheek anemonefish | Maroon Clownfish | Spine-cheek Clownfish | Spinecheek Anemonefish
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus, adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus, adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus, juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus
Premnas biaculeatus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Bright orange to muddy brown with 3 light bars which can often be varying levels of incomplete. Large spine protruding rearwards across cheek from behind eye to 1st light bar.


Information

Max Size: 17 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.8-31.5°C

Depth: 1-16m

Habitat Generalization Index: 3.66

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Frequent (11.2% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.