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Ashley J. Frisch Justin R. Rizzari Katherine P. Munkres Jean-Paul A. Hobbs 《Coral reefs (Online)》2016,35(2):375-386
Intimate knowledge of both partners in a mutualism is necessary to understand the ecology and evolution of each partner, and to manage human impacts that asymmetrically affect one of the partners. Although anemonefishes and their host anemones are iconic mutualists and widely sought by ornamental fisheries, the degree to which anemones depend on anemonefishes, and thus the colony-level effects of collecting anemonefishes, is not well understood. We tracked the size and abundance of anemone Entacmaea quadricolor and anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus colonies for 3 yr after none, some, or all of the resident anemonefish were experimentally removed. Total and partial removal of anemonefish had rapid and sustained negative effects on growth, reproduction and survival of anemones, as well as cascading effects on recruitment and productivity of anemonefish in the remaining colony. As predicted, total removal of anemonefish caused acute declines in size and abundance of anemones, although most anemone colonies (76 %) slowly resumed growth and reproduction after the arrival of anemonefish recruits, which subsequently grew and defended the hosts. Partial removal of anemonefish had similar but typically less severe effects on anemones. Remarkably, the colony-level effects on anemones and anemonefish were proportional to the size and number of anemonefish that were experimentally removed. In particular, anemone survival and anemonefish productivity were highest when one or more adult anemonefish remained in the colony, suggesting that adult fish not only enhanced the protection of anemones, but also increased the recruitment and/or survival of conspecifics. We conclude that the relationship between E. quadricolor and A. melanopus is not only obligate, but also demographically rigid and easily perturbed by anemonefish fisheries. Clearly, these two species must be managed together as a unit and with utmost precaution. To this end, we propose several tangible management actions that will help to minimize fishing effects. 相似文献
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Effects of anemonefish on giant sea anemones: expansion behavior,growth, and survival 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
The symbiosis between giant sea anemones and anemonefish on coral reefs is well known, but little information exists on impacts
of this interaction on the sea anemone host. On a coral reef at Eilat, northern Red Sea, individuals of the sea anemone Entacmaea quadricolor that possessed endemic anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus expanded their tentacles significantly more frequently than did those lacking anemonefish. When anemonefish were experimentally
removed, sea anemone hosts contracted partially. Within 1–4 h in most cases, individuals of the butterflyfish Chaetodon fasciatus arrived and attacked the sea anemones, causing them to contract completely into reef holes. Upon the experimental return
of anemonefish, the anemone hosts re-expanded. The long-term growth rate and survival of the sea anemones depended on the
size and number of their anemonefish. Over several years, sea anemones possessing small or no fish exhibited negative growth
(shrinkage) and eventually disappeared, while those with at least one large fish survived and grew. We conclude that host
sea anemones sense the presence of symbiotic anemonefish via chemical and/or mechanical cues, and react by altering their
expansion behavior. Host sea anemones that lack anemonefish large enough to defend them against predation may remain contracted
in reef holes, unable to feed or expose their tentacles for photosynthesis, resulting in their shrinkage and eventual death. 相似文献
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The Manado area (Indonesia–North Sulawesi), a marine high diversity hot-spot, hosts 7 species of anemonefish (family Pomacentridae,
subfamily Amphiprioniae) living in symbiosis with 9 species of sea anemones (family Stichodactylidae and Actiniidae). This
high biological diversity −27% and 80%, respectively, of the total known diversity of anemonefish and sea anemones—allows
us to test different hypotheses focused on the obligate mutualism between anemonefish and sea anemones. In the Manado area,
species richness of anemones and anemonefish across several sites was not correlated, but all anemones contained at least
one fish individual, and there was a strong positive correlation between the numbers of individual anemonefish and anemones.
As expected, each fish species had a preferred anemone host; also a partial niche overlap (Pianka’s Index) was often detected.
The analysis of unique species composition suggests that competition is not an important factor determining the presence or
absence of particular combinations of either anemonefish or host anemones (no evidence of competitive exclusion). The NODF
algorithm showed that, at both a regional and local scale, the interaction between anemonefish and host anemones is not significantly
nested, as a result of a combination of local conditions with competition, forcing species that regionally are more generalist
to become more specialist. 相似文献
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Modi Roopin Daniel J. Thornhill Scott R. Santos Nanette E. Chadwick 《Symbiosis (Philadelphia, Pa.)》2011,53(2):63-74
Despite the ecological importance of anemonefish symbioses, little is known about how nutritional contributions from anemonefish
interact with sea anemone physiology and Symbiodinium (endosymbiotic dinoflagellate) genetic identity under field conditions. On Red Sea coral reefs, we measured variation in
ammonia concentrations near anemones, excretion rates of anemonefish, physiological parameters of anemones and Symbiodinium, and genetic identity of Symbiodinium within anemones. Ammonia concentrations among anemone tentacles were up to 49% above background levels, and anemonefish excreted
ammonia significantly more rapidly after diurnal feeding than they did after nocturnal rest, similar to their excretion patterns
under laboratory conditions. Levels of 4 physiological parameters (anemone protein content, and Symbiodinium abundance, chlorophyll a concentration, and division rate) were similar to those known for laboratory-cultured anemones, and in the field did not
depend on the number of anemonefish per anemone or depth below sea surface. Symbiodinium abundance varied significantly with irradiance in the shaded reef microhabitats occupied by anemones. Most anemones at all
depths harbored a novel Symbiodinium 18S rDNA variant within internal transcribed spacer region 2 (ITS2) type C1, while the rest hosted known ITS2 type C1. Association
with Symbiodinium Clade C is consistent with the symbiotic pattern of these anemones on other Indo-Pacific reefs, but the C1 variant of Symbiodinium identified here has not been described previously. We conclude that in the field, anemonefish excrete ammonia at rapid rates
that correlate with elevated concentrations among host anemone tentacles. Limited natural variation in anemonefish abundance
may contribute to consistently high levels of physiological parameters in both anemones and Symbiodinium, in contrast to laboratory manipulations where removal of fish causes anemones to shrink and Symbiodinium to become less abundant. 相似文献
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Masaaki Sato Kentaro Honda Klenthon O. Bolisay Yohei Nakamura Miguel D. Fortes Masahiro Nakaoka 《Hydrobiologia》2014,733(1):63-69
Many marine organisms disperse or migrate among habitats, which affects their abundance patterns at individual local habitats. To clarify the factors affecting the distribution patterns of two anemonefishes (Amphiprion frenatus and A. perideraion), we measured the habitat patch size (anemone size), patch isolation (mean distance from other anemones), presence/absence of other anemonefish species, depth, and abundance of the two anemonefishes at each anemone around a semi-closed bay (up to 3.7 km) in Puerto Galera, the Philippines. We assumed that local abundance increases with habitat size and decreases with patch isolation because of greater resource availability and reduced rates of recruitment from other patches. Local abundance of A. frenatus was related to habitat size and the presence of other anemonefish species, whereas that of A. perideraion was affected by the presence of other anemonefish species and water depth. Interspecific competition and/or niche differentiation of habitat can explain the negative relationship between the local abundance of the target species and other anemonefish. Patch isolation was not significant for both species probably because the dispersal rate was not directly proportional to the geographic distance between patches at our study site. 相似文献
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Hai-Thanh T. Nguyen Binh T. Dang Henrik Glenner Audrey J. Geffen 《Marine Biology Research》2020,16(2):117-133
ABSTRACTThe association between anemonefish and anemone is a classical example of mutualism in coral reefs. Although mutualism is probably the key innovation that triggered the adaptive radiation of anemonefish into a wide range of habitats, the coevolutionary history between the groups has not been thoroughly tested in a phylogenetic framework. We examined the evolutionary history of the association via distance-based (Parafit and PACo) and event-based methods (Core-PA, Jane). Mitochondrial DNA sequences (COI mtDNA, Cytb, 16S rDNA and 12S rDNA) were used to reconstruct the phylogenies of tropical Amphiprion species and their host anemones by using maximum likelihood with best-fit models selected. Neither distance-based analyses nor event-based analyses revealed global significant congruence between the phylogenies of the hosts and the symbionts, and thus no evidence for coevolution between anemone-anemonefish. However, at the individual pair level, the fish showed some dependence on anemone hosts. Even though living in close association and benefiting from each other, the change of genetic composition of one species (anemonefish) does not always evolve in response to changes in the other (anemones). These findings expand our understanding of the pattern and the role of evolutionary events to allow a better prediction of the future of the anemonefish-anemone relationship. 相似文献
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The ecological performance of the sea anemone Heteractis magnifica was examined during a 36-month experiment with respect to season and the presence and numbers of a mutualist (orange-fin anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus). Anemones primarily grew during the autumn, with most asexual reproduction occurring in winter; mortality was not strongly seasonal. Individual growth rates did not differ between anemones harboring one or two anemonefish, but these rates were three times faster than for anemones lacking Amphiprion. Anemones with two anemonefish had the highest fission rate, whereas those without anemonefish had the lowest. By contrast, anemones that were not defended by anemonefish suffered higher-than-expected mortality. As a consequence, anemones with two Amphiprion had the greatest net increase in surface area, and those lacking anemonefish had a negligible gain that was statistically indistinguishable from zero after three years. Anemonefish not only enhanced anemone survivorship as previously believed, they also fostered faster growth and more frequent asexual reproduction. 相似文献
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Modi Roopin Nanette E. Chadwick 《Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology》2009,370(1-2):27-34
Large ectosymbionts (especially fishes and crustaceans) may have major impacts on the physiology of host cnidarians (sea anemones and corals), but these effects have not been well quantified. Here we describe impacts on giant sea anemone hosts (Entacmaea quadricolor) and their endosymbiotic zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium spp.) from the excretion products of anemonefish guests (Amphiprion bicinctus) under laboratory conditions. Starved host anemones were maintained with anemonefish, ammonia supplements (= NH3 gas and NH4+ ion), or neither for 2 mo. In the presence of external ammonia supplements or resident anemonefish, the zooxanthellae within host anemones increased in abundance (173% and 139% respectively), and provided the hosts with energy that minimized host body size loss. In contrast, anemones cultured with neither ammonia nor anemonefish harbored significantly lower abundances of zooxanthellae (84% of initial abundance) and decreased > 60% in body size. Although they maintained higher zooxanthella abundances, anemones cultured with either ammonia supplements or resident anemonefish exhibited significantly lower ammonia uptake rates (0.065 ± 0.005 µmol g- 1 h- 1, and 0.052 ± 0.018 µmol g- 1 h- 1 respectively) than did control anemones (0.119 ± 0.009 µmol g- 1 h- 1), indicating that their zooxanthellae were more nitrogen sufficient. We conclude that, in this multi-level mutualism, ammonia supplements provide essentially the same level of physiological contribution to host anemones and zooxanthellae as do live resident fish. This nutrient supplement reduces the dependence of the zooxanthellae on host feeding, and allows them to provide abundant photosynthetically-produced energy to the host. 相似文献
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Jeremy S. Mitchell 《Environmental Biology of Fishes》2003,66(1):85-90
For reef fishes that do not move between habitat patches following settlement, habitat selection is expected during settlement. Although false clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, are sedentary following settlement, they are not especially discriminating during settlement, and are commonly found occupying anemones at which no apparent nest site exists. In this study I report on mobility of Stichodactyla gigantea sea anemones, including anemones with resident false clowns. I argue that anemone mobility can help explain why settling false clowns are not more discriminating: although the per annum probability of an anemone moving is low, the probability of that anemone moving over the course of a resident's life is considerably higher. Therefore, an anemone's current microhabitat may not be a good predictor of its microhabitat and suitability as a host in the future. 相似文献
10.
Robert M. Ross 《Ethology : formerly Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie》1978,46(1):71-83
Field observations and experiments on the Indo-Pacific anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus at Guam show that it colonizes the aggregating sea anemone Physobrachia douglasi extensively and nearly exclusively. There are an average of four fish per colony. The total standard length of anemonefish at each aggregation is highly correlated with the total area covered by resident anemones, suggesting both a carrying capacity and some form of social control of growth of anemonefish2). Inter-colony migration of juveniles, as well as larval recruitment, may contribute to maintenance of the optimum colony size. Adults do not migrate. Both juveniles and adults defend territory. Juvenile territories are mutually exclusive areas within the confines of the anemone aggregation, while adult territories are considerably larger than the area covered by the anemone aggregation. Though territories of mated ♀♀ and ♂♂ overlap completely, female emphasis is peripheral relative to the ♂. Adult conspecific intruders are attacked more heavily and at greater distances than are juveniles. Intraspecific territoriality in juveniles probably reflects the limited availability of critical habitat. In adults it may function to protect the pair bond. Interspecific aggression is less intense and appears to protect both the spawn and host anemones from various predators. 相似文献
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The sea anemone Bartholomea annulata is an ecologically important member of Caribbean coral reefs which host a variety of symbiotic crustacean associates. Crustacean exosymbionts typically gain protection from predation by dwelling with anemones. Concurrently, some symbionts may provide protection to their host by defending against anemone predators such as the predatory fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, which can severely damage or completely devour prey anemones. Herein we show through both field and laboratory studies that anemones hosting the symbiotic alpheid shrimp Alpheus armatus are significantly less likely to sustain damage by H. carunculata than anemones without this shrimp. Our results suggest that the association between A. armatus and B. annulata, although complex because of the numerous symbionts involved, may be closer to mutualism on the symbiotic continuum. 相似文献
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Population impacts of collecting sea anemones and anemonefish for the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Tropical marine ornamentals comprise an increasingly important fishery worldwide. Although the potential for overexploitation
of marine ornamentals is great, few studies have addressed the population-level impacts of ornamental exploitation and few
ornamental fisheries are managed. Analysis of catch records obtained from collectors over a four-month period in the vicinity
of Cebu, Philippines, showed that anemonefish and anemones comprised close to 60% of the total catch. Underwater visual census
surveys revealed that both anemone and anemonefish densities were significantly lower in exploited areas than in protected
areas. The low density of anemones on exploited reefs accounted for over 80% of the reduced density of anemonefish at those
sites. There were similar numbers of anemonefish per unit area of anemone in protected and exploited sites; however, biomass
of anemonefish per unit area of anemone was lower in exploited areas. Reduction of anemone removals is recommended to support
the sustainable harvest of anemonefish from this region. 相似文献
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D. L. Dixson 《Coral reefs (Online)》2012,31(1):255-261
Predation rates of marine species are often highest during the transition from the pelagic to the benthic life stage. Consequently,
the ability to assess predation risk when selecting a settlement site can be critical to survival. In this study, pairwise
choice trials were used to determine whether larvae of three species of anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus, A. percula and Premnas biaculeatus) are able to (1) assess the predation risk of potential anemone settlement sites through olfactory cues alone and (2) alter
their settlement choices depending on the options available (host or non-host anemone). When predation risk was assessed with
host and non-host anemone species independently, all species of anemonefish significantly chose the odor associated with the
low-risk settlement option over the high-risk site. Most importantly, all species of anemonefish selected water with olfactory
cues from their host anemone regardless of predation risk when paired against non-host anemone odor. These results demonstrate
that larval reef fishes can use olfactory cues for complex risk assessment during settlement-site selection; however, locating
the correct habitat is the most important factor when selecting a settlement site. 相似文献
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D. A. Astakhov S. A. Ponomarev Dao Duy Thu Lai Duy Phuong 《Journal of Ichthyology》2008,48(9):707-713
The species composition of anemonefishes (Amphiprioninae) and host sea anemones (Actiniaria: Actiniidae, Stichodactylidae) from the Con Son Islands is given for the first time. The investigations carried out in archipelago waters revealed four species of the anemonefishes associated with four species of the host sea anemones: Amphiprion freanatus in the symbiosis with sea anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Actiniidae), A. perideraion with sea anemone Heteractis magnifica (Stichodactylidae), A. sandaracinos with sea anemone Stichodactyla mertensii (Stichodactylidae), and A. polymnus with sea anemone S. haddoni. The possibility of larval carrying in one more species of anemonefishes, i.e., A. clarkii, into the water area of the Con Son Islands from the nearby regions of the South China Sea is discussed. The view on the probable revealing of this species in the investigated region in the future is expressed. 相似文献
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Coral bleaching and related reef degradation have caused significant declines in the abundance of reef-associated fishes.
Most attention on the effects of bleaching has focused on corals, but bleaching is also prevalent in other cnidarians, including
sea anemones. The consequences of anemone bleaching are unknown, and the demographic effects of bleaching on associated fish
recruitment, survival, and reproduction are poorly understood. We examined the effect of habitat degradation including host
anemone bleaching on fish abundance, egg production, and recruitment of the panda anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Following a high-temperature anomaly in shallow waters of the region, most shallow
anemones to a depth of 6 m (approximately 35% of all the anemones in this area) were severely bleached. Anemone mortality
was low but bleached anemones underwent a ~34% reduction in body size. Total numbers of A. polymnus were not affected by bleaching and reduction in shelter area. While egg production of females living in bleached anemones
was reduced by ~38% in 2009 compared to 2008, egg production of females on unbleached anemones did not differ significantly
between years. Total recruitment in 2009 was much lower than in 2008. However, we found no evidence of recruiting larvae avoiding
bleached anemones at settlement suggesting that other factors or different chemical cues were more important in determining
recruitment than habitat quality. These results provide the first field evidence of detrimental effects of climate-induced
bleaching and habitat degradation on reproduction and recruitment of anemonefish. 相似文献
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The protandrous anemonefish Amphiprion frenatus often forms a group consisting of a large female, a small male, and a smaller nonbreeder at an isolated single host anemone,
where home ranges of subordinates were covered with the female's home range. Within the group, the dominant individuals suppress
the growth of subordinates, resulting in large size differences. The spacing pattern and body size composition of A. frenatus on colonial hosts were investigated in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan. Six breeding pairs and 14 nonbreeders inhabited a
colony of 157 anemones. Each pair maintained a territory in which pair members used different hosts. Nonbreeders had unstable
home ranges on the outskirts of or in the pairs' territories. Body size differences between males and females in pairs and
between males and nonbreeders were small. The small size differences in the colony of hosts are caused by reduced suppression
of growth of subordinates by the dominant individuals. The total area of host anemones largely affects spacing pattern and
social suppression of the anemonefish. 相似文献
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Akihisa Hattori 《Journal of Ethology》2006,24(1):51-57
The distribution patterns of the leathery sea anemone, Heteractis crispa, which contains an algal endosymbiont (zooxanthellae) and anemonefish, were investigated in relation to size distribution on a shallow fringing reef (3.2 ha, 0–4 m depth) in Okinawa, Japan. Individual growth and movements were also examined. Large individuals (>1,000 cm2) inhabited reef edges up to a depth of 4 m, while small anemone (<500 cm2) inhabited shallow reefs including inner reef flats. Individuals rarely moved, and their sizes were significantly correlated with their water depths. Growth of small anemones was negatively correlated with their distance from the reef edge, suggesting that reef edges provide more prey and lower levels of physiological stress. This study suggested that deep reef edges are suitable habitats for H. crispa. Large anemones were inhabited by large Amphiprion perideraion or large Amphiprion clarkii, both of which are effective defenders against anemone predators. Anemones that settle in deep reef edges may enjoy a higher survival rate and attain a large size because of their symbiotic relationship with anemonefish. However, early settlers do not harbor anemonefish. Their mortality rate would be higher in the deep edges than in shallow edges, the complicated topography of which provides refuge. 相似文献
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Michael Arvedlund Kenji Iwao Akihiro Takemura 《Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology》2006,329(2):161-173
At least 51 species of fishes are facultative symbionts of sea anemones. Most of the behavioural, ecological and physiological aspects of these associations including their costs and benefits are unknown. We recorded the behaviour and the habitat use of eight assemblages (three or ten specimens each) of the juvenile wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum dwelling among the tentacles of the two sea anemones Entacmaea quadricolor (clonal type), and Heteractis magnifica at a coral reef in southern Japan during 16 months in daylight hours. There are only two past records of this facultative association, one from east Africa and one from Indonesia. The wrasse remained close to and was occasionally in physical contact with the host when foraging amongst the tentacles. When frightened, they took shelter among corals, away from the host anemone. The wrasse co-existed with the anemonefishes Amphiprion frenatus in E. quadricolor and A. ocellaris in H. magnifica. By using forced host contact tests ex situ and scanning electron microscopy examination of the fish epidermis, we show that juveniles of this wrasse are protected from E. quadricolor, but possibly not from H. magnifica. We suggest that juvenile T. amblycephalum dwelling among the tentacles of sea anemones are cleanerfish with an unusual client, in that they appear to clean mucus and, or, necrotic tissue from the sea anemone host. 相似文献
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Investigations concerning the protection of anemone fishes have been conducted on reefs near Shimoni (Kenya). Acclimated Amphiprion xanthurus Cuv. & Val. when placed in perforated plastic boxes in the midst of anemones do not lose their protection against stinging. Unacclimated A. xanthurus became protected in this manner. Protected A. xanthurus lost their protection and unprotected ones could not acquire this protection when they were placed within a distance of 5–7 cm or more from actinians. In order to maintain the protection, the intimacy of anemones is absolutely necessary. The quality of protection acquired by the fishes depends on the species of anemone, being either good against only one species or good against several species simultaneously. The fact that the fishes remain protected only if they live in the midst of anemones or very close to them and that the degree of protection is determined by the anemone indicates the importance of the anemones for the acquisition of this protection. These results confirm the suggested mechanism of protection formulated previously by Schlichter, namely that the fishes acquire anemone-substances (‘protective substances’) during the process of acclimation. After becoming protected they bear the same chemical impregnation on their surface as, e.g., tentacles, which do not sting each other. The transmission of protecting substances to unprotected fishes by incubation with extracts from anemones was found to be impossible. After incubation in pepsin, acclimated fishes lost their protection. It seems as though anemone fishes exploit for their protection a principle which the actinians have for their own use. This mechanism exists quite independently of the symbiosis with fishes. The anemones themselves require such ‘protective substances’ for several purposes. 相似文献
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Host Imprinting in Anemonefishes (Pisces: Pomacentridae): Does it Dictate Spawning site Preferences?
Michael Arvedlund Ingvar Bundgaard Lis E. Nielsen 《Environmental Biology of Fishes》2000,58(2):203-213
The olfactory cues, to which some species of anemonefish embryos imprint, are secreted in the mucus on the tentacles and the oral disc of the host anemone. Close contact of the eggs of anemonefishes with the host's tentacles seems therefore important to imprinting. A corollary of this observation is that if local environmental conditions sweep tentacles in one specific direction, then the eggs will be placed leeward of the tentacles, rather than to foremost way from the tentacles. Other known factors such as egg predation can also cause a spawning site preference. No study has examined the possibility of the existence of such a preference. In this study, we addressed two questions: (1) Does spawning site preference exist in anemonefishes? (2) If yes, is it possible to relate this to the imprinting hypothesis, i.e. does local ocean currents over the host anemone have any influence on this preference? Two different coral reef areas were surveyed for anemonefish groups with eggs present: Eilat and Na'ama in the Aquaba-bight, the Red Sea (RS), and areas at Lizard Island, the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). We found the anemonefishes Amphiprion akindynos (GBR), A. bicinctus (RS), A. melanopus (GBR), and A. perideraion (GBR), to have a distinctive spawning site preference. We discuss the relevance of these findings to anemonefish host imprinting. 相似文献