Need help with ID of clowns

[smellyangryman]

At the LFS they were being sold as Ocellaris clowns.
Well all the ocellaris clowns i have seen have been orange with white stripes and some black out lines.
Well mine are black-brown with 3 white stripes (one near the face, in the middle of the body and before the tail.
They also have little orange faces.

I am really confused? is there a black ocellaris clown? and can i keep normal ocellaris with them?

 

[smellyangryman]

This is almost identical to mine
http/www.uaepets.com/catalog/images/Blac...20Clownfish.jpg

Why is it that they are being sold as Ocellaris?
This is a black and white purcula clown.
I went to 2 places and they were both id'd as Ocellaris.
I am so confused

 

[fraservet]

well, if it looks like that then it certainly is a percula.
if you can post a photo they can be checked.

it is no surprise to me that these fish are mis-labelled. although if they are labelled the same at 2 places, perhaps the wholesaler is mis-selling rather than the lfs.

 

[Navarre]

Whilst its usually agreed that Percula clowns have more black in their boreders than the Ocerlaris clowns this really has no reflection on the species at all.

I beleive that the Percula has more spines on the dorsal fin than its close cousin ( 9 i think).
This is the only true way ti be sure you have a percual etc. Of course, trying to make the clown to remain still for long enough for you to count the spines is next to impossible!

 

[smellyangryman]

It has 9 from what i saw.
Thanks man your always a helpful person.