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Related FAQs: Paracentropyge Angels, Marine Angelfishes In General, Angelfish ID, Selection, Behavior, Compatibility, Health, Feeding, Disease, Related Articles: Marine Angelfish family, Pomacanthidae, /A Diversity of Aquatic Life Genus Paracentropyge Angelfishes | 
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Paracentropyges |
Paracentropyge boylei Pyle & Randall 1992, Boyle's (for Chip Boyle)(2), or Peppermint Dwarf Angel. So far only found in deep water in Rarotonga in the South Pacific Ocean. | Still saving for that rebreather, and working out to use it! |
Paracentropyge multifasciatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1911), the Multi-Barred Angel (2). More deep-bodied than other Centropyge and with 13 versus the usual 14, 15 dorsal rays of other dwarfs. Not imported regularly in any numbers. Indo-Pacific; Cocos Keeling to the Society Islands, GBR and Micronesia. To 11 cm. Shy and retiring species. An aquarium specimen and one in Mabul, Malaysia. | 
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| Paracentropyge venustus (Yasuda & Tominaga 1969), Venustus, Purple-Mask or Blue-Backed Angelfish (3). Formerly of the genus Centropyge, now placed in the genus Sumireyakko, and mis-placed by some authors in the genus Sumireyakko. Western Pacific rim. To five inches in length. Aquarium pix of a 3.5 cm. specimen by Hiroyuki Tanaka and adult by RMF. | 
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Bibliography/Further Reading: Allen, Gerald, Roger Steene & Mark Allen. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Tropical Reef Research/Odyssey Publishing, Singapore/San Diego. 250pp. |
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