The Anemonefish is omnivorous. It likes to eat small crustaceans such as tubifex, artemia, cyclops, or daphnia. In a couple, the female is always larger than the male.
Identity card
Blackback Anemonefish
- Scientific name:
- Amphiprion frenatus
- Family:
- Pomacentridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Brevoort, 1856
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
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Distribution:
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North-West Pacific and East Asia.
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Habitat:
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Anemonefish are the only fish that can live in contact with the venomous tentacles of sea anemones.
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Size:
It can measure up to 14 cm.
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Diet:
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The Anemonefish is omnivorous. It likes to eat small crustaceans such as tubifex, artemia, cyclops, or daphnia.
