Purplemask Angelfish

Centropyge venusta has a blue and yellow colouration. Yellow dominates the lower front part of the body and is also found around the snout area, There is a wedge of blue on the nape separating the patches yellow. There is also an area of blue starting close to the front of the dorsal fin and covers the rear part of the body and the caudal fin. The anal and pelvic fins are yellow with blue margins. The distribution of the blue and yellow colour varies in individual fishes. The dorsal fin contains 14 spines and 16 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 15 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in).

Centropyge venusta occurs in the western Pacific Ocean. It is found around the Ryukyu Islands and Izu Islands of southern Japan, Taiwan and northern Luzon in the Philippines.