nt]Color varies from bright yellow to brown, 2 white vertical bands, 1 behind the eye and the other between the ventral and anal fin, all fins are yellow. It is also calles twoband anemonefish.

Unevaluated by the IUCN Red list, but common in many tropical waters.

Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Golf of Aden and Chagos islands. It lives with several species of anemone, such as Heteractis gigantea, Heteractis quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa and Heteractis magnifica. Found on reef plateaus and outer reefs from 0,5-30 meters.

Oviparous, with elliptical eggs. Monogamous, oviparous, and show distinct pairing during breeding. Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs. In social groups of anemonefish there is only 1 female and 1 or more males. The female is always largest and dominant, and she chooses just 1 male to mate with. Any offspring they have is undifferentiated until the time they turn into males. If the female dies, the male that is highest in hierarchy will turn into a female, choose a new mate, thus creating a new mating couple. All remaining males will go up one rank in the hierarchy.