We are quite certain that this particular Amphiprion melanopus has inhabited this same Stichodactyla mertensii for at least 17 years. It never seemed to attract a mate, however. This anemone and clownfish was gone by 2015; possibly the anemone was done in by the coral bleaching events in 2013 and 2014, although typically Stichodactyla mertensii is usually not too visibly affected by bleaching.
Created 1 September 2010