The final group left to examine are the Tomato Clownfishes, so named for the reddish coloration shared by several of the species in this lineage. These have a tall, robust body profile and a single white bar behind the head, while juveniles briefly have a second bar that disappears at an early [...]
Update: The original version of this article misidentified this specimen as the first record of the Orangefin Anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) to be found in the Philippines. And indeed, the population of that species occurring in the Mariana Islands does looks remarkably similar in [...]
A melanistic tomato clownfish, either A. frenatus or A. melanopus. Credit: RVS Fishworld/Barnett Shutman This melanistic Tomato Anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus) was found at Surigao, a region at the northern tip of Mindanao, near the Visayan Islands of the Central Philippines. Barnett [...]
