Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Tomato clownfish
Fish Name : Amphiprion frenatus
Max size : 14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 1 - 12 m
Climate : tropical; 25°N - 35°S
Global Importance : aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southwestern Palau, north to southern Japan, south to Java, Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-15. Overall color is orange, with a black-edged bar just behind the head. Body sometimes black especially in older individuals. A second black-edged white bar may be at mid-body.
Biology : Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous (Ref. 52884), protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen. 1992. (Ref. 5911)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses