Purple Mask Angel – Sumireyakko venustus

The Purple Mask Angel (Sumireyakko venustus, also known as the Venustus Angel) is a beautiful and uncommon pygmy angel. This species has a blue-purple head and upper body and a yellow lower half with a yellow triangular marking behind the head. It is similar in behavior and care to the pygmy angels, but is found in deeper water and may not feed right away when it is introduced. Sumireyakko is a new genus and classification; this fish is still known as Centropyge venusta in many references.

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