Pink Skunk Clownfish

Amphiprion perideraion

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amphiprion
Species: Amphiprion perideraion

The pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) is a delicate pinkish-orange anemonefish with a white stripe down its back and a thin white head bar. It is one of the smaller clownfish.

It grows to about 8-10 cm and most often lives in magnificent sea anemones, sometimes sharing them with other clownfish species. A dominant female and her mate breed, while smaller males wait in the group.

The pink skunk clownfish is found in the western Pacific, including the Philippines, where it is common in anemones on shallow reef slopes.