Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Amphiprion

Species: Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southwestern Palau, north to southern Japan, south to Java, Indonesia.
  • Biology


    Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous (Ref. 52884), protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420).

    Habitat


    associated