
Pink skunk clownfish
Amphiprion perideraion
The shy clownfish; it never fights, just hangs in a quiet corner.
The Pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) is a tropical marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 38 m deep. Adults grow to about 9 cm; the largest on record measured 10 cm (total length). In the aquarium it needs a tank at least 75 cm long and water at 23–27 °C.
- Size
- 9 cm
- Smallest tank
- 75 cm
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- Care
- Moderate
In the aquarium
Temperature23–27 °C
pH7.8–8.5
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Calm
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Group
- Lives on its own
- Coral
- Reef safe
These values are compiled from real species data, and the LumaReef simulation is built to keep them true to life.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres16 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres27 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres59 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres109 of them
- Gallery300 cm · 1,440 litres130 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along89 species
- Rusty angelfish
- Flame wrasse
- Randall's shrimpgoby
- Canary blenny
- Striped fang blenny
- Dispar anthias
- Neon dottyback
- Bartlett's anthias
- Clownfish
- Flame angelfish
- Coral beauty angelfish
- Potter's angelfish
- Radiant wrasse
- Mystery wrasse
- Cleaner wrasse
- Yellow watchman goby
- Fire goby
- Bicolor blenny
- Lyretail anthias
- Blackcap basslet
- Flame hawkfish
- Yellowhead jawfish
- Orchid dottyback
- Swissguard basslet
Caution1 species
Narrow shared temperature range
Not together9 species
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Largest on record
- 10 cmtotal length
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
1 m38 m
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderBlenniiformes
- FamilyPomacentridae
- GenusAmphiprion
- SpeciesAmphiprion perideraion
- Described byBleeker, 1855
In other languages
- English
- Pink Skunk Anemonefish
- German
- Halsband-Anemonenfisch
- Spanish
- Pez payaso rosado
- French
- Poisson clown à collier
- Italian
- pesce pagliaccio rosa
- Russian
- Розовый амфиприон
- Japanese
- ハナビラクマノミ
- Chinese
- 粉紅雙鋸魚
Quick answers
- Pink skunk clownfish size: how big does it get?
- Adults reach about 9 cm. The largest on record measured 10 cm (total length). The smallest of the 12 Amphiprion species on LumaReef (Maroon clownfish is the largest, 17 cm).
- Pink skunk clownfish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank at least 75 cm long. In LumaReef that is the Standard tank or larger.
- Pink skunk clownfish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 7.8–8.5. Close to what most Amphiprion on LumaReef need (23–27 °C).
- Pink skunk clownfish tank mates: what can it live with?
- It gets along with 89 of the 99 reef species in the catalogue, such as Rusty angelfish, Flame wrasse, and Randall's shrimpgoby.
- Pink skunk clownfish: alone or in a group?
- It can be kept on its own.
- Pink skunk clownfish and corals: is it reef safe?
- Yes, it leaves corals alone.
- Pink skunk clownfish depth: how deep does it live?
- In the wild, 1 to 38 m down. Deeper than most Amphiprion on LumaReef (1–18 m).
Similar species
Sources
Pink skunk clownfish: compiled from these references.









