The pink skirt clownfish inhabits coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, typically found in small groups within branching corals or sea anemones. It reaches around 10 cm and displays the characteristic clownfish pattern: orange body with white bands and black edging. Like other clownfish, it forms a symbiotic relationship with host anemones, sheltering among their tentacles in exchange for removing parasites and providing nutrients through waste products.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ovalentaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Amphiprion
Most likely to be seen at
Sites where its range and habitat make it likely — not yet confirmed by a logged sighting.