Skunk Clownfish

Skunk Clownfish

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Amphiprion perideraion

Overview
Reef Compatible: YES
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Origin: Eastern Asia

Amphiprion perideraion, commonly known as the pink skunk clownfish or pink anemonefish, is a fascinating species of anemonefish. Here are some key details about it:

• Appearance: This fish has a pink to peach body with a distinctive white stripe along its dorsal ridge and a white head bar running vertically just behind the eye. Females can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 inches) in length.
• Habitat: It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, from northern Australia through the Malay Archipelago and Melanesia. It inhabits reef lagoons and outer reef slopes, typically at depths ranging from 3 to 20 meters, but can be found as deep as 65 meters.
• Behavior: Like all anemonefish, it forms a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, being unaffected by their stinging tentacles. It is a sequential hermaphrodite with a size-based dominance hierarchy, where the largest fish is the female, the second largest is the breeding male, and the smaller ones are non-breeding males.
• Reproduction: The pink skunk clownfish is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs. The males guard and aerate the eggs until they hatch.