Pink Anemonefish

Description: Color orange. Fins transparent. One white stripe following the dorsal contour from snout to caudal peduncle. One white vertical stripe between head and trunk (Ref. 237). Body depth 2.1-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Skin Fungi (Saprolegnia sp.). Fungal diseases

Coral fish Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). One pair spawns several times per year. Annual fecundity is estimated to be 2,000 to 4,000 eggs. Size at sex change = 5.4 cm TL (Ref. 55367). Also Ref. 240, 7471.

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Lives together with sea anemones inhabiting coral reefs. Feeds predominantly on benthic algae and zooplankton (Ref. 237). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).

Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Mainly diurnal. Non-burrowing. Monogamous (Ref. 52884). A protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 32166). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica (usually), Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Stichodactyla gigantea (Ref. 5911). In Bali they occur together with the closely related Indian Ocean species A. akallopison and have even been found sharing the same anemone (Ref. 48636). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35418, 35420).

fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial