On Thu, 5 Apr 2001 17:06:01 +0800, Chris B. McKinney <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Krazy Kiwi
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 12:49 AM
>>
>> I would be interested to hear back from you Chris
>> whether the places I know these anemonefish have been seen
>> are what you have in that book. I have put
>> details of where I know they have been photographed
>> under each name you noted originally.

When I read Chris's first post, citing the SAME 28 species, the
SAME two clownfishes (one real and one false), etc., I would have
bet money (and lost <G>) that you two were copying from the
same book!  :-)
>
>> >A. akallopisos,
>> Commonly known as Skunk Anemonefish. Widespread in the
>> Indian Ocean - Madagascar, Comoro Is, Seychelles, Anadaman Islands,
>> west coast of Thailand, western & southern coasts of Sumatra & Java.
>
>Lieske & Myers: E. Africa s. to 30 deg. S, e. to Bali, n. to
>India & w. Thailand

Is this the same Robert Myers who wrote the book I cited and who wrote,

RF> In the narrative part, the author noted that
RF> Amphiprioninae (Anemoniefishes) is a subfamily of Pomacentridae
RF> (Damselfishes).  In particular, "Members of this subfamily known
RF> as anemonefishes or clownfishes, live in close association with
RF> large sea anemones."

If so, Lieske must be the "snotty" one of the two.  :-)

< Humongous schnip with borrowed Kiwi shears >

Nobody named Galapagos as the location any of these anemonefishes
is found.  So, perhaps my earlier speculation about the Golden
Triangle of sharks is true.  Cocos Island and Malpelo are not
listed either.

>
>> >If all these anemonefish were holding still in front of my mask

They would point to all different directions ... like economists
and ichtyologists!  :-)


>Nobody has ever heard of the muave/light lavender anemnonefish I
>saw here last November--he matched the color of his large
>anemone, and looked exactly like your typical anemonefish except
>he was all one off-white color.  Maybe I can get his picture, and
>we can talk about A. mckinnius.

Nah, that's just one of the pop singers in his lavender garb!

-- Bob.