Juvenile Tang ID

[Daygrowth]

Having trouble confirming an ID on this one...

Has a blue line on the top and bottom fin.



Please excuse the picture quality.

Anyone have any idea?

Thanks!

 

[Paintbug]

Yellow Mimic Tang (Mimic Lemon Peel Tang) - Acanthurus pyroferus
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/yell...tang----acanthurus-pyroferus-fish--tangs.html

with the blue line you described it could be a Atlantic Blue Juvenile (Yellow Juvenile Coloration) Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/atla...-tang---acanthurus-coeruleus-fish--tangs.html

 

[mrferrit]

looks like a Atlantic Blue tang Juvenile to me very pretty fish by the way

 

[Daygrowth]

That was my first thought from browsing through some tang species indexes. But, once I looked further and started seeing some of the pictures of the "Atlantic Blue Tang" I started to think it was something else. The one distinguishing marking were the blue lines on the fins that were almost a dead giveaway.

Thank you very much

 

[Daygrowth]

Sorry to revive the thread, but I just came across another possibility.

Above is a picture of a "Dussimer" or "Palani" tang. I couldn't help but to notice the resemblence.

This is the only link I could find that contained any information on the tang above..

Does anyone know what a juvenile would look like?

Thanks again!

 

[Paintbug]

im pretty sure yours isnt a Palani. look at the nose for starts. then theres the fins. yours are longer and more pointy.

im still sticking with my first choice the Mimic Tang. im going more on the body and fin shapes. found some more info. http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/5/536/Acanthurus/pyroferus.htm
heres a pic i found of a juvi: