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The Oman Anemonefish Amphiprion omanensis also called the Oman
Clownfish, one of the largest clown species. It has a stout rounded body that will
reach just over 6 inches in length (15.5 cm). Its body color can be orange to
reddish brown with two very narrow vertical bars, one at the head and the other
mid-body. There is a rare variation that has a bright brick red coloring on the
body and tail fin, which is called the Brick Red Oman (Animal World).
This clownfish is one of the 11 species grouped in the Clarkii Complex. It
was scientifically described as recently as 1991. The members of the Clarkii group
are generally geographically widespread but this species is very localized with a
small distribution. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean off the coast of Oman
at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and just north of the Socotra (Sokotra) Island
(Animal World).

The Oman Clownfish (Amphiprion omanensis) hiding between the sea anemone at a
depth of approximately 12 meter near the Shark Island in the Sea of Khor Fakkan, Gulf of
Oman, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean. Photo by the diver Ola Mostafa Khalaf. 21.08.2015.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/21036717375/
‫ مترا‬21 ً‫السمك المُهرج العُمبنً مُختبئب وسط شقبئق النعمبن البحرٌت قرة جزٌرة القرش على عُمق حىال‬
‫ تصىٌر الغىاصت عُال خلف‬.12....1.22 . ‫محٍط الهندي‬
ُ ‫ ال‬، ‫ بحر العرة‬، ‫ خلٍج عُمبن‬، ‫فً أعمبق بحر خىرفكبن‬

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 150 – June 2017