Cinnamon clownfish

Fire clownfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Amphiprion
Species:	A. melanopus
Binomial name
Amphiprion melanopus Bleaker, 1852

Cinnamon clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) or fire clownfish is a widely distributed clownfish. It is found in Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, southeastern Polynesia, and the Great Barrier Reef.

They are omnivorous, and will eat a variety of meat food items and algae.

Behaviour

They can be territorial and aggressive, especially as they get older, and particularly to other clownfish. Not Good to eat

Description

Cinnamon clownfish adults can grow to 12 cm (4.7 inches), and the female is usually bigger than the male.

The cinnamon clownfish is a dark red to orange with a mahogany "saddle" on its back. Juveniles and adults have a white head band, which turns a nice blue with age.

Habitat

Amphiprion melanopus (Red and black anemonefish) colony in Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble sea anemones)

Host sea anemones:

• Entacmaea quadricolor - bubble-tip or purple base anemone (usually)
• Heteractis crispa - leathery sea anemone (occasionally)
• Heteractis magnifica - magnificent sea anemone (rarely)

Diet

It is an omnivore in nature, but it mainly eats zooplankton. This fish will accept all foods in the home aquarium. -flakes -brine shrimp -mysid shrimp -algae

References

• "Amphiprion melanopus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=170138. Retrieved 11 March 2006. 
• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Amphiprion melanopus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.

External links

• Aquaticdatabase entry for Amphiprion melanopus (Cinnamon Clownfish)
• Cinnamon Clownfish entry at Exotic Tropicals
• Cinnamon Clownfish entry at E-Tropicals