Amphiprion frenatus   Brevoort,  1856 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Pomacentridae

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Description
Max. size: 14.0 cm TL (male)

Color: 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.

Lateral body shape is short and/or deep. Dorsal spines (total): 9-10, Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18, Anal spines: 2, Anal soft rays: 13-15.

Protandrous hermaphrodite, benthic spawner, external fertilization, guarders of eggs, length at sex change = 6.6 cm TL.

Associated with the anemone: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis magnifica, Macrodactyla doreensis and Stichodactyla haddoni.

It has been reared in captivity.

Synonym (s)
• Amphiprion ephippium (non Bloch, 1790)
• Amphiprion macrostoma Chevey, 1932
• Amphiprion melanopus (non Bleeker, 1852)
• Amphiprion polylepis (Bleeker, 1877)
• Prochilus polylepis Bleeker, 1877
• Amphiprion ephippium (non Bloch, 1790)
(Misapplied name)
• Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856
(Senior synonym)
• Amphiprion melanopus (non Bleeker, 1852)
(Misapplied name)
• Amphiprion polylepis (Bleeker, 1877)
(Junior synonym)
• Prochilus polylepis Bleeker, 1877
(Junior synonym)
Common Name (s)
• Tomato Clownfish (English)
• Tomato Anemonefish (English)
• Red Clown (English)
• Onebar Anemonefish (English)
• Bridled Anemonefish (English)
• Blackback Anemonefish (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance:  Commercial
(Aquarium)
Cultured:  Unknown
Ecology
Habitat:  Reef Associated
Trophic Level:  Secondary Consumer
Prey:  Plants, benthic algae/weeds, zooplankton, other planktonic invertebrates
Biogeography


• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 12.5) (Long: 92.75) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ariel Bay INDIA (Record: 2000-2005)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mayabunder INDIA (Record: 2000-2005)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rangat Bay INDIA (Record: 2000-2005)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Rao, DV; Devi, K and Rajan, PT (2000) An account of ichthyofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal Occasional paper no 178 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Calcutta 1-434 Available at - NCL, Pune
  • UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre Available at - http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
  • Ocean Biogeographic Information System Available at - http://www.iobis.org/
  • Allen, GR and Mohammed, A (2003) Coral Reef Fishes of Indonesia Zoological Studies 42(1) 26299 Available at - Digital Information Resource Center, Pune.
  • Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Madhu, R and Madhu, K (2007) Occurrence of anemonefishes and host sea anemones in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India The Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin 49(2) 118-126 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Talwar, PK (1990) Fishes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A synoptic survey Journal of the Andaman Science Association Andaman Science Association, Port Blair 6(2) 71-102 Available at - NIO,Goa
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