Orange Skunk Clownfish

Amphiprion sandaracinos

Orange Skunk Clownfish in Haddon's Carpet Anemone.

Orange Skunk Clownfish enjoying Haddon's Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni).

Orange Skunk Clownfish Side ViewSunk Clownfish Side ViewOrange Skunk Clownfish Front ViewSkunk Clownfish Front View

Orange Skunk Left, Skunk Right.  Orange Skunk left, Skunk right. The Orange Skunk (Amphiprion sandaracinos) and the Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) look very similar. In the two sets of photos above you can see the differences between the two species.  In the left set of photos you can see the Orange Skunk is uniformly orange, while the Skunk is orange on the belly area, but as you get to back of the fish the orange fades to a pink.  In the right set of photos, the Orange Skunk's white stripe comes to a blunt end at the top of the lip, while the Skunk's white stripe comes to a point before the top lip.