Author: Klausewitz, 1963
FBname: Blacktail angelfish
Comments: Inhabits rocky areas of seaward reefs as well as rich coral areas (Ref. 9710).  Feeds on algae; forms harems of 3-7 individuals.  Frequently exported through the aquarium trade.  Forms hybrids with <i>Centropyge vrolikii</i> in areas where these 2 species are sympatric, and hybrids with the <i>C. flavissima</i> have been recorded in the Christmas I. and Cocos-Keeling islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.  Mimicked by the juveniles of the acanthurid <i>Acanthurus tristis</i> (Ref. 48391).