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Tomato clownfish

Amphiprion frenatus

Description:

It is also known as the bridled clownfish, red clownfish, or tomato anemonefish. The adult fish is bright orange-red, with one white vertical stripe just behind the eyes, joined over the head. Some varieties have darker coloration or dark spots on their flanks. Juveniles are a darker red, with three vertical white bands and black pectoral fins. They can grow to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, however the female is usually larger than the male. The eggs are deposited on a flat surface and tended by the pair until they hatch (6 to 11 days). They prefer to nestle in purple anemones such as the bubble-tip anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, or the Sebae anemone, Heteractis crispa. In the wild, the species eats zooplankton and algae, being an omnivorous species.

Habitat:

Iis a clownfish that is found in the waters of the Western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, to Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Amphiprioninae Amphiprioninae


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3 Comments

fotografiapino
fotografiapino 9 years ago

:D

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins 9 years ago

Nice photo! (:

hernandezwolf99
hernandezwolf99 9 years ago

It is a black anemone fish

fotografiapino
Spotted by
fotografiapino

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Spotted on May 11, 2014
Submitted on May 11, 2014

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