Can someone please tell me what type of tang I have??

[CurtVick01]

My LFS told me he is a Tomini Bristletooth, but they typically have orange on their fins and a forked tail. My little guy is mostly grey with a square tail and thin light blue line along the edge of his tail. Does anyone have any idea what he might be? Thanks in advance

 

[Keoki18]

Could be a vlamingii tang or tennenti. I'm shooting in the dark here though. Pictures would help.

 

[MillerR.]

Def not blaming it. Maybe two spot bristletooth

 

[CurtVick01]

Just figured out how to post a pic, should be able to see it now

 

[MillerR.]

Sorry deaf not Vlamingii

 

[pinnatus]

Ctenochaetus Striatus or maybe an adult Chevron? Or possibly a mimic tang?

Definitely not a tomini.

 

[BlueMac92]

Maybe one of the mimic tangs in transition?

 

[Dmorty217]

Maybe one of the mimic tangs in transition?

+1 really hard to tell. Take another picture once the tang isn't stressed. Not a Tomini or Vlamingi

 

[Keoki18]

agreed not vlamingii

 

[Sapelo]

Looks rather like a Lieutenant to me. I could be wrong. Not a Tomini.

 

[davocean]

Not a tennenti/lieutenant, it would have shoulder stripes, and not white on tail end, maybe a transitioning mimic, but agree it's showing stress in coloration which makes hard to be sure.

 

[scooter31707]

It's definitely in the Acanthurus family. Possibly a Half Black Mimic Tang, definitely not a Chocolate or Eibli Mimics.

 

[Editour2]

Hybrid Tomini Tang?

 

[brett559]

Not sure, but it's not very pretty. Get a pretty one!!!!

 

[CurtVick01]

Thanks for all the replies everyone! He's a bit timid when people get close to the tank but I don't think he's stressed, his color looks the same as it did at my LFS and he's eating like a pig and becoming more social in his new home. They claim to have had him for 7 weeks or so. But I've been doing a lot of googling lately and I do think he might be a type of mimic tang. Also he's very pretty! I wanted something different rather than the standard blue, or yellow tang everyone seems to go for