Blue-backed Angelfish
Centropyge venusta
- Usual depth15–21 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Fabutahoun, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Centropyge venusta, the purplemask angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae, It is found in the Western Pacific and is occasionally found the aquarium trade.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–21 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) Jokuyken15, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-backed Angelfish, Purple-mask Angelfish, Purplemask Angelfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Sumireyakko, スミレヤッコ
Other scientific names: Centropyge venustus, Holacanthus venustus, Paracentropyge venusta, Sumireyakko venustus
Similar species
Coral BeautyCentropyge bispinosa
Lemon PeelCentropyge flavissima
Bicolor angelfishCentropyge bicolor
Damsel AngelfishCentropyge fisheri
Golden AngelfishCentropyge heraldi
Black AngelfishCentropyge tibicen
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1976 to 2005.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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