WoRMS name details
Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790)
212768 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212768)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon biaculeatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2) [details]
Description Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes in 1 to 16 metres. Commensal with sea anemones, usually Radianthus gelam. Also...
Description Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes in 1 to 16 metres. Commensal with sea anemones, usually Radianthus gelam. Also reported to be associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor, found mainly in protected coastal waters and lagoons. Feeds primarily on zooplankton and benthic algae (Ref. No. 4966).<111> [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212768 on 2025-06-15
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Nomenclature
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(of Chaetodon biaculeatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
page(s): 11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Description Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes in 1 to 16 metres. Commensal with sea anemones, usually Radianthus gelam. Also reported to be associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor, found mainly in protected coastal waters and lagoons. Feeds primarily on zooplankton and benthic algae (Ref. No. 4966).<111> [details]Remark Type species of the genus but Chaetodon aculeatus in <406>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spinecheek anemonefish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (45 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Premnas biaculeatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Premnas biaculeatus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 149 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Premnas biaculeatus FIN032643 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Premnas biaculeatus FIN032644 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spinecheek Anemonefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Premnas biaculeatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Premnas biaculeatus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 149 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Premnas biaculeatus FIN032643 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Premnas biaculeatus FIN032644 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
