Amphiprion perideraion
Pink Anemonefish
©Anne: Wider view of the same photo
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Amphiprion
Species
Amphiprion perideraion
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Comments
Amphiprion perideraion is known to associate with four anemone species: Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, Macrodactyla doreensis and Stichodactyla gigantea (Fautin and Allen, 1992). At Lizard Island, it has only been seen with Heteractis magnifica.
by Anne Hoggett
Interesting facts
- This is the little guy of the Anemonefish. Other Anemonefish will simply take its home if there is no better one nearby or if it is a really large Anemone they will let the Pink Anemonefish stay but they will treat it so badly that it will be too stressed to become a female and have children.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments. It can be found in brackish environments.Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Found in virtually all Heteractis magnifica anemones in the area. These anemones are sparsely distributed.
Web resources
References
- Arvedlund, M., I. Bundgaard and L.E. Nielsen (2000). Host imprinting in anemonefishes (Pisces: Pomacentridae): does it dictate spawning site preferences? Environmental Biology of Fishes, 58: 203-213. LIRS catalog number 600.
- Cooper, W.J. and M.W. Westneat (2009). Form and function of damselfish skulls: rapid and repeated evolution into a limited number of trophic niches, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9: 24 doi:10.1186: 1471-2148. LIRS catalog number 1222.
- Fautin, D.G. (1984). Competition by anemonefishes for a preferred host actinian, American Zoologist, 24(3): 543. LIRS catalog number 193.
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