What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns?

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What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Monday, April 8, 2013 8:44 PM
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They both share the same species name but one has a stripe and one doesn't. Any difference?
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Monday, April 8, 2013 9:16 PM
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Monday, April 8, 2013 10:23 PM
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As far as I know, same genus but not the same species.
What is commonly sold as Fire clown is Amphiprion ephippium while Cinnamon clowns are Amphiprion melanopus.
 
Tal, that link is for the confusion between barberi and rubrocinctus, isn't it ?
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Monday, April 8, 2013 10:29 PM
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Quote Originally Posted by aomont


As far as I know, same genus but not the same species.
What is commonly sold as Fire clown is Amphiprion ephippium while Cinnamon clowns are Amphiprion melanopus.

Tal, that link is for the confusion between barberi and rubrocinctus, isn't it ?

Yes, but A. melanopus is mentioned in the article as well. Adding to the confusion. Common names can mess things up, argh.
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Monday, April 8, 2013 11:41 PM
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Try this link
http://www.orafarm.com/pr.../products/fish/clowns/
 
There's some pictures here.
 
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:29 AM
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I only asked because of what comes up if you type in "Fire" in the Species search.
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Re:What is the difference between Fire and Cinnamon clowns? - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:28 AM
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Quote Originally Posted by Fishtal
Yes, but A. melanopus is mentioned in the article as well. Adding to the confusion. Common names can mess things up, argh.

+1 on the hate of common names. lol
 
Adam, not that this solves the problem but, I just added "fire clownfish" as a common name for A. ephippium too and kept that for A. melanopus as Fishbase.org uses it as a common name on their species page. Now both species come up if you search for "fire".
Tell us if you pass by something else that is confusing.
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