The wide distribution and similar appearance of many anemonefish species have led to ambiguous boundaries between some Amphiprion species. One problem is the misidentification of regional color morphs of a single species as several different species (e.g., Steinke et al. 2009). The opposite situation also exists; distinct anemonefish species are sometimes identical in appearance (Drew et al. 2008, Timm et al. 2008). Hybridization between taxa adds further challenges (Fautin and Allen 1992, Santini and Polacco 2006, but see Ollerton et al. 2007). Clearly, anemonefish are a diverse and complex group that requires additional study. Taken together, this situation is confusing for any scientist, manager, or customs official that depends on accurate species identifications to do their job successfully.