[2] The body of A. sebae is blackish or dark brown with a yellow snout, breast and belly.

[2] There is a melantistic variation where the fish lacks the yellow snout, breast and belly.

[2] A. polymnus (Saddleback anemonefish) is similar, but can be distinguished by its characteristic black or dark wedge shape on the tail.

A. sebae is found in the northern Indian Ocean, from Java to the Arabian Peninsula, including India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Sumatra, and the Andaman Islands.

On days fifteen to eighteen in their life cycle they enter metamorphosis.