Fire Clown

Species: Amphiprion melanopus

About Fire Clown

Orange with a vertical black-edged white band behind the eye. Small juveniles are red with 1 to 2 additional white bars at mid-body and base of the tail (Ref. 37816). Distinguished by the black ventral fins from other similar species (Ref. 48636).

Inhabits lagoon and outer reef environments. Feeds predominantly on planktonic copepods and algae. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35404, 35413, 35420). Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor (usually), Heteractis crispa (occasionally), and Heteractis magnifica (rarely) (Ref. 5911).

Ref: Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)