tang ID - PLEASE!! :)

[ashley41576]

i was hoping someone could tell me what type of tang i have. sorry for the bad pic! my LFS had him labeled as a miscellaneous tang. i paid $40 for him if that helps! LOL

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[Brickyardgreg]

Looks like a tomini tang

 

[ashley41576]

thanks, but i dont think thats what he is. any other ideas? i think this picture is a little decieving! i'm going to try to get another pic. i've seen alot of tominis and he doesnt look like them. he has a bright white bar on his tail. he is all stripes. no spots. his mouth makes me doubt that he is a bristletooth. his fins are yellow with blue stipes with bright blue on the edges.

 

[ashley41576]

i tried to get a better picture. this one probably wont help. he will NOT be still! LOL

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[bigred16]

Kind looks like an Atlantic Blue Tang.

 

[ashley41576]

his body is a brownish/gray.

 

[PiXieCath]

Two spot bristletooth(Ctenochaetus binotatus)!;-)

 

[ashley41576]

i had ruled out theTwo spot bristletooth because i thought they usually had spots on their face and blue around their eyes, and mine has neither. and i didnt think the two spot could have a white band around the tail?? i guess it could be though?? thanks for your help everyone!

also, the lines on his face are wavy and blue. you just cant tell from the pictures. he is also fairly small, so i'm not even sure if this is his adult coloration or not?? he is about 3 inches.

 

[Drjusc00]

Atlantic Blue tang changing from juvi. to adult.

 

[ashley41576]

i've been trying to get a better pic. without much luck! my camera sucks! anyway, i thought these pics MAY help!

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blurry, but gives a good idea of body shape.
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[AquaKnight]

Acanthurus nigroris

Very positive. One of the tangs that blurs the line between Acanthurus and Ctenochaetus...

 

[ashley41576]

Acanthurus nigroris

Very positive.

that was my first thought when i saw him at the LFS, but i just wasnt sure! so i wanted to see what others thought.

 

[massman]

Acanthurus nigroris

Very positive. One of the tangs that blurs the line between Acanthurus and Ctenochaetus...

that was my first thought when i saw him at the LFS, but i just wasnt sure! so i wanted to see what others thought.

100% correct