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Red clown

Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856

Status not recordedbony fish

The red clown (Amphiprion frenatus) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the red clown

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 red clown live?

Not recorded

Is the red clown 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 red clown classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusAmphiprion
  7. SpeciesAmphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856

Synonyms Amphiprion polylepis, Prochilus polylepis

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Blackback anemonefishEnglish
  • Bridled anemonefishEnglish
  • Fire clownEnglish
  • Oneband anemonefishEnglish
  • Onebar anemonefishEnglish
  • Red tomato clownEnglish
  • Tomato anemonefishEnglish
  • Tomato clownEnglish
  • Tomato clownfishEnglish
  • Peix pallasso tomàquetCatalan
  • klaun uzdičkatýCzech
  • TomatklovnfiskDanish
  • Roter AnemonenfischGerman
  • Pez payaso tomateSpanish
  • Poisson-clown rougeFrench
  • Pesce pagliaccio pomodoroItalian
  • ハマクマノミJapanese
  • IngguMalay
  • Rode anemoonvisDutch
  • Peixe-palhaço-tomatePortuguese
  • томат амфиприонRussian
  • Tau ng lanagantbk
  • ปลาการ์ตูนมะเขือเทศThai
  • Damat Soytarı BalığıTurkish
  • 紅小丑Chinese
  • Weißbinden-Glühkohlen-AnemonenfischGerman
  • Pez anémona tomateSpanish
  • GombingMalay
  • RombinMalay
  • 白条双锯鱼Chinese
  • 白條海葵魚Chinese
  • 白條雙鋸魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red clown

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

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 red clown?

The red clown (Amphiprion frenatus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red clown (Amphiprion frenatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-clown

MLA

“Red clown (Amphiprion frenatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-clown.

BibTeX
@misc{red_clown_2026,
  title = {Red clown (Amphiprion frenatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-clown},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}