Help ID this tang

[tkue77]

I need some help with identifying what type of tang this is?

 

[IFbettas]

Looks like Acanthurus thompsoni to me because of the shape of the tail. I'm not positive though.

 

[tkue77]

I was told that this tang was a dussumieri tang when I got him, but he doesn't look like a dussumieri. He is about 10-11 inches long. Here are some more pics to help identify this guy. Dussumieri or no?

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

He doesn't look like a dussumieri to me either but I'm not sure, maybe a Blochii?

 

[jjk_reef00]

My vote is a Yellowfin tang (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1933496&highlight=yellowfin+tang

 

[tkue77]

I've been doing some research ,and I think it's a Mata tang. I've looking on some of the posting about Mata tangs, and this guy looks like a Mata tang, I hope, I'm right on this.

 

[TampaReefer79]

Sorry, but I don't think it's a mata tang. I've had one, and mine didn't have the white ring on the tail.

 

[Luiz Rocha]

My vote is a Yellowfin tang (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1933496&highlight=yellowfin+tang

I agree with xanthopterus, the bright yellow margins of the pectoral fins are a strong diagnostic character for this species, and actually that's what the species is named for: from the Greek, xantho = yellow and pteros = fins. A few more photos and info here:

http://www.fishbase.de/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261

 

[tkue77]

Yellowfin Tang it is. Thanks everyone!