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Purplemask angelfish

Centropyge venusta (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1969)

Status not recordedbony fish

The purplemask angelfish (Centropyge venusta) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the purplemask angelfish

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the purplemask angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the purplemask angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the purplemask angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge venusta (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1969)

Synonyms Centropyge venustus, Holacanthus venustus, Paracentropyge venusta, Sumireyakko venustus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Blue-backed angelfishEnglish
  • Purple-mask angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel emmascaratCatalan
  • pomčík purpurovýCzech
  • Lilla MaskekejserfiskDanish
  • Purpurmasken-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Centropyge masqué élégantFrench
  • Pesce angelo fataItalian
  • スミレヤッコJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-elegantePortuguese
  • 仙女Chinese
  • SumireyakkoJapanese
  • 仙女刺尻魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purplemask angelfish

Other species in the same genus Centropyge.

Coral beauty

Centropyge bispinosa

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Flame angel

Centropyge loriculus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Lemon peel

Centropyge flavissima

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Cherubfish

Centropyge argi

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the purplemask angelfish?

The purplemask angelfish (Centropyge venusta) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Purplemask angelfish (Centropyge venusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplemask-angelfish

MLA

“Purplemask angelfish (Centropyge venusta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplemask-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{purplemask_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Purplemask angelfish (Centropyge venusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplemask-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}