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title: "Clark's Anemonefish"
description: "Amphiprion clarkii — Fish. Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), also known as the yellowtail clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/clark-s-anemonefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Clark's Anemonefish

> Amphiprion clarkii — Fish. Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), also known as the yellowtail clownfish, is a  marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes.

- Scientific name: *Amphiprion clarkii*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 6175
- Wikidata: [Q275239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275239)
- iNaturalist taxon: [136345](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/136345)

## Names

- en: Clark's Anemonefish
- de: Clarks Anemonenfisch
- es: Pez payaso de cola amarilla
- fr: Poisson-clown de Clark
- nl: Zwarte anemoonvis

## Countries with the most observations

ID (1462), PH (898), HK (449), MV (361), JP (262), MY (197), NC (160), TW (143), AU (119), TH (116), PG (103), VU (99)

## Summary

Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), also known as the yellowtail clownfish, is a  marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. 28 species of anemonefish live within the Pomacentridae family (Steer P. 2012).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%27s_anemonefish

## Photo

![Clark's Anemonefish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clark-s-anemonefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388157458

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/clark-s-anemonefish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).