Tomato Clownfish
Tomato Clownfish
Amphiprion frenatus
CommonPomacentridaeHarmless
ID points
- Deep tomato red, with only one white vertical band on the head
- Females darken to almost black-red and are clearly larger
- Always lives in bubble-tip anemones
Basics
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Length
- 8–14 cm
- Depth
- 1-12 m
- Regions
- Indo-Pacific reefs
- Distribution
- Western Pacific coral reefs
- Habitat
- Sheltered reefs with anemones
- Diet
- Zooplankton, algae
Easily confused with
Maroon ClownfishDeep maroon red with three thin white or gold bands
ClownfishOrange body with three broad white bands, each edged in black
Humbug DamselfishThree straight broad black vertical bands on a white groundFun fact
The tomato clownfish is bright red all over with a single white bar behind the eye, a deeper, redder fish than the common clownfish. Juveniles start out with two white bars and lose one as they grow.