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Amphiprion frenatus
Clownfish eggs found under a sea anemone. The tomato clownfish would periodically swim over and "kiss" the eggs to make sure they were okay and attack my mask.
Coral Reef. Seen at Sombrero Island.
Spotted on Mar 14, 2015
Submitted on Mar 17, 2015
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Found in the Oriental Region of the Western Pacific, tomato clownfish inhabit lagoon reefs, particularly with embayments. This species lives in symbiosis with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor.
According to the Animal Diversity Web:
"Beginning as an egg, tomato clownfish will take about one week to hatch and become larvae. After hatching, larvae will drift for about 16 days in plankton-rich waters. At the end of this drifting journey, the larvae will look for anemones of their own to inhabit. Their development from there depends upon social roles. A juvenile will only develop into a sexually mature male if this role in the anemone is not already filled. When the female of the anemone is absent, the largest mature male will then change into the sexually mature female."
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Tomato Clownfish Eggs (Amphiprion frenatus) spotted in Batangas, Philippines by PN member andreweleighton.
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Thanks Zariga, Brian and Diaz
They're so many! Brilliant photo!
Great spotting!
great picture! I can't believe you spotted these!
Great story!