[2] Clownfish are small-sized, 10–18 centimetres (3.9–7.1 in), and depending on species, they are overall yellow, orange, or a reddish or blackish color, and many show white bars or patches.

Within species there may be color variations, most commonly according to distribution, but also based on sex, age and host anemone.

Clownfish are found in warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans and the Red Sea in sheltered reefs or in shallow lagoons.

The lack of a white head bar on adults distinguishes A. ephippium from the somewhat similar A. frenatus, A. melanopus, and A.

[4] A. ephippium is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.