Cinnamon Clownfish Amphiprion melanopus

The Cinnamon Clownfish or Cinnamon Anemonefish, also called the Dusky Clownfish and the Red and Black Clownfish, is native to reefs in the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to Australia. Its preferred host is bubble-tip anemone.

They have an orange to dark brown body - females are darker than males and both turn darker with age. On the adult there is a single white or pale blue band behind the eye looping from chin overhead to chin; this starts wide but narrows with age. Tail fins are usually orange-yellow or white, depending on region. Crucially, their pelvic fins are black, as this is a key distinguishing feature from the similar Tomato Clownfish which has orange to dark red pelvic fins. They grow to 12cm long.