Amphiprion mccullochi

McCullochs anemonefish | Amphiprion maccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi, juvenile, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi, juvenile, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi
Amphiprion mccullochi

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Dark adult with single light bar or scribble behind eye, white tail and humped forehead. Juvenile similar to other juvenile anemonefishes with 3 white bars and white tail margin.


Information

Max Size: 12 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-25.1°C

Depth: 2-45m

Habitat Generalization Index: 8.76

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: Widespread (53.7% 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: Several (8 per transect)

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