Hippo Tang variation????

[boc]

Hey guys,
I remeber seeing a cool looking hippo tang in a book but don't remember its name.. Its body was the standard blue color but fins had red in them.
Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[SDguy]

I think they are referred to as yellow belly blue tangs. They get a yellow belly (obviously ) and red in the black part of the dorsal fin. I've only ever seen one specimen in person with both the yellow and the red. I've seen just the yellow bellies a few times. They are particular to a certain location....don't reemeber where though...Africa/Indian ocean?

And I think the pic you are thinking of is from the old Burgess marine atlas cover.

 

[Vili_Shark]

The Yellow Belly Paracanthurus hepatus are coming from Indian Ocean, usualy on Sri Lankan imports.

 

[boc]

This is the one....