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Common names: Palata, Palata, Tau ng lanagan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (107276) and Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852). Known from Apo Island, Negros Oriental (Ref. 58652), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Museum: Calauit I., coral reef, spoon net, FRLM 12084. Also Ref. 7247, 48613, 53416.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Amphiprioninae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Tomato anemonefish, Palata, Tompel strip sby, ... more

Main reference

Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen. 1992. (Ref. 5911)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 12 m (Ref. 7247)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 20°S, 91°E - 143°E

Distribution

Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southwestern Palau, north to southern Japan, south to Java, Indonesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous (Ref. 52884), protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.7 ±0.29 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856