Whitetail Pygmy Angel – Centropyge flavicauda

The Whitetail Pygmy Angel (Centropyge flavicauda) has a dark body – usually dark brown or blackish – and a translucent white tail. They stay small, even for a pygmy angel, and can be housed in tanks as small as 20 gallons. Some scientists believe that this fish may be a variant and same species as the Fisher’s Pygmy Angel (C. fisheri), a Hawaiian native, though to date it is still considered a separate species by most.

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