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Fire clownfish

Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852

Status not recordedbony fish

The fire clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the fire clownfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fire clownfish live?

Not recorded

Is the fire clownfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the fire clownfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusAmphiprion
  7. SpeciesAmphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852

Synonyms Amphiprion arion, Amphiprion monofasciatus, Amphiprion verweyi, Prochilus macrostoma, Prochilus macrostomus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Black anemone-fishEnglish
  • Black anemonefishEnglish
  • Black-backed anemonefishEnglish
  • Blackback anemonefishEnglish
  • Chocolate clownEnglish
  • Cinnamon clownfishEnglish
  • Dusky anemone-fishEnglish
  • Dusky anemonefishEnglish
  • Red and black anemonefishEnglish
  • Red-and-black anemonefishEnglish
  • Peix pallasso focCatalan
  • klaun tmavýCzech
  • IldklovnfiskDanish
  • Schwarzflossen-AnemonenfischGerman
  • Pez payaso canelaSpanish
  • Poisson-clown bistréFrench
  • pesce pagliaccio rossoneroItalian
  • IngguMalay
  • EenbandanemoonvisDutch
  • Peixe-palhaço-fogoPortuguese
  • Пламенный амфиприонRussian
  • GombingMalay
  • Клоун красно-черныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fire clownfish

Other species in the same genus Amphiprion.

Nemo

Amphiprion ocellaris

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Nemo

Amphiprion percula

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Sea bee

Amphiprion clarkii

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Red clown

Amphiprion frenatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Clown fish

Amphiprion perideraion

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Clown fish

Amphiprion polymnus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fire clownfish?

The fire clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fire clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-clownfish

MLA

“Fire clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-clownfish.

BibTeX
@misc{fire_clownfish_2026,
  title = {Fire clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-clownfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}