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AlienAnchovies
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 01:45 PM
yea i got this clown and it was labeled as a clarkii exept he has an awsome forked tail unlike all the other clarkii's ive seen
not sure if its a clarkii or not
HELP!
z28pwr
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 01:56 PM
Looks like a Clarkii to me but I'm no expert.
Jenn
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 02:13 PM
I agree w/ Z28. He sure is cute!
prof
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 02:20 PM
My vote is Clarkii...

Can you get a better pic of the tail?
AlienAnchovies
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 02:20 PM
ill try but im using my web cam so give me a few minutes
AlienAnchovies
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 02:29 PM
dlown fish are hard to get a picture of... always bobbing up and down
matt
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 08:08 PM
If you post this on the clownfish forum on reefcentral, someone will give you a definite id. There are a few real experts that lurk on that forum. Looks like it might be AMPHIPRION OMANENSIS, judging from the picture on this site:
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/ebooks/intro.html
Tim Marvin
Tue, 2nd Dec 2003, 09:23 PM
It is a clarkii with an irregular tail. Lots of clown don't look just like the perfect pictures. That would be my guess.
AlienAnchovies
Wed, 3rd Dec 2003, 03:55 AM
CAUDAL FIN SHAPE Although juveniles can differ and sometimes the sub adult can have an extended upper fork, A.clarkii species and all its variants in the adult form have the same fin shape. Fin shape between species sometimes differs but should not be used as the only indicator of species.

clarkii or not he's mine i love the little booger :)
Tim Marvin
Wed, 3rd Dec 2003, 05:07 PM
that's all I care about. As long as they are fat and healthy that works for me.