🐠 Yellowfin Pygmy Angelfish (Centropyge flavipectoralis)
A Dark Brown Body With Fine Metallic Blue Stripes • Vivid Yellow Pectoral Fins Like Moonbeams • An Uncommon Indian Ocean Find
 
📋 The Yellowfin Pygmy Angelfish, also known as the Moonbeam Angelfish, has a striking, understated appearance: a dark brown-to-near-black body marked with fine metallic blue vertical stripes, set off by vivid yellow pectoral fins that appear like moonbeams glowing against a midnight sky as the fish swims, giving the species its evocative common name.
It comes from the Western Indian Ocean, known from Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Andaman Sea, inhabiting shallow reef-associated rubble zones with sparse coral growth, typically at depths of 3 to 20 metres, often seen in small groups over semi-open substrate. Every Yellowfin Pygmy Angelfish we ship is feeding well.
It's a hardy fish once established, and its dark base colour means its full beauty is best appreciated under good lighting, similar to other "dusky" Centropyge species. It's reef safe with caution, and it's territorial and assertive toward other dwarf angelfish, and should not be housed with other Centropyge species or particularly passive tankmates. It reaches up to 10cm, so plan on at least 265L.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Dark Body With Yellow "Moonbeam" Fins: A striking, understated pattern
💎 Uncommon in the Trade: A little-known species from the Indian Ocean
✨ Best Appreciated Under Good Lighting: Hidden colour depth in its dark base tone
⚠️ Reef Safe With Caution: Keep feeding consistent
🐟 Assertive Toward Other Angelfish: Should be the only Centropyge species present