Author: Allen, 1973
FBname: Whitebonnet anemonefish
Comments: Adults inhabit lagoons and outer reef slopes.  Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).  Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205).  Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).   This species may be a hybrid between <i>A. chrysopterus</I> and <i>A. sandaracinos</I>.  <i>A. thiellei</i> may be a similar hybrid (Ref. 90102).  Associated with the anemones:  <a href=http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/speciesdetail.cfm?genus=Heteractis&subgenus=&species=crispa&subspecies=&synseniorid=89&validspecies=Heteractis%20crispa&authorship=%28Hemprich%20and%20Ehrenberg%20in%20Ehrenberg%2C%201834%29><i>Heteractis crispa</i></a>, <a href=http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/speciesdetail.cfm?genus=Heteractis&subgenus=&species=magnifica&subspecies=&synseniorid=83&validspecies=Heteractis%20magnifica&authorship=%28Quoy%20and%20Gaimard%2C%201833%29><i>Heteractis magnifica</i></a>, and <a href=http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/speciesdetail.cfm?genus=Stichodactyla&subgenus=&species=mertensii&subspecies=&synseniorid=116&validspecies=Stichodactyla%20mertensii&authorship=Brandt%2C%201835><i>Stichodactyla mertensii</i></a> (Ref. 5911).  Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).