Fiji Tomato Anemonefish
Amphiprion barberi
Actinopterygii
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 6-12 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Pair
- Biome
- Coral reef
- Range
- Oceania
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Rare
About
The Fiji Tomato Anemonefish is a vibrant red-orange clownfish endemic to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, recognized by its single white bar just behind the eye. Unlike many clownfish, it lives exclusively with the magnificent sea anemone Heteractis magnifica and rarely ventures far from its host.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchling fryA tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size and coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Amphiprion
- Species
- Amphiprion barberi