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Table 2 Host sea anemone species total counts, for individuals observed on coral reef surveys in three regions of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea and Djibouti. Numbers indicate the total number of individuals seen in roving visual surveys by scuba divers within each region. Total number of surveys in each region are indicated in the last row

From: Clownfish hosting anemones (Anthozoa, Actiniaria) of the Red Sea: new associations and distributions, historical misidentifications, and morphological variability

Host anemone species

Northern Saudi Arabia

Central Saudi Arabia

Southern Saudi Arabia

Djibouti

Total

Stichodactyla mertensii

3

29

12

6

50

Stichodactyla haddoni

0

2

2

0

4

Stichodactyla gigantea

0

0

0

0

0

Heteractis magnifica

1

84

17

1

103

Heteractis crispa

1

13

2

1

17

Heteractis aurora

0

0

2

0

2

Entacmaea quadricolor

13

46

23

4

86

Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

0

2

0

0

2

Heteractis malu

0

0

0

0

0

Macrodactyla doreensis

0

0

0

0

0

Total

18

176

58

12

264

No. Surveys

11

20

29

13

73