@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00000827,
 author = {TANAKA, Yoshito and YAMAMOTO, Atsushi and KAMATA, Tadashi and SIMPSON, Kenneth L.},
 journal = {鹿児島大学水産学部紀要=Memoirs of Faculty of Fisheries Kagoshima University},
 month = {2016-10-27},
 note = {The carotenoid compositions of four species of wild anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, A. biacleatus, A. frenatus and A. clarkii, were analyzed. Alltrans-zeaxanthin was found to be a dominant pigment followed by cis-isomers
of zeaxanthin in all four species of anemonefish. Astaxanthin was also isolated as a major carotenoid in these species except A. clarkii, in which no astaxanthin was detected. Astaxanthin, however, was isolated from the eggs of A. clarkii.
A feeding experiment was conducted using A. ocellaris. It was found that
A. ocellaris was able to incorporate the dietary zeaxanthin and astaxanthin into
the integuments. Both astaxanthin and zeaxanthin were effective for the pigmentation of A. ocellaris. However, astaxanthin gave a more desirable coloration
for A. ocellaris than zeaxanthin.},
 pages = {1--8},
 title = {Biochemical Study on the Carotenoids in the Anemonefish, Amphiprion spp.},
 volume = {41},
 year = {}
}