Tang ID please.

[bluemantr]

Hello

I got this tang couple days ago I couldnt figure out what kind it is. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Untamed12]

I'm going to go with Acanthurus coeruleus. (Atlantic Blue) It looks right in every way except for the spots on the head.

If not Atlantic Blue, then a very close relative. Possibly Acanthurus though. (edited because I'm much less certain now...)

Here's some comparison shots:
http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Acanthurus_coeruleus

 

[ejrabekoff]

Definitely a Ctenochaetus. Short tail bristletooth?

 

[Untamed12]

OK....could be that also!

 

[bluemantr]

Looks like it.

Thanks

 

[rachenbrazil]

Acanthurus maculliceps juvenile
http://www.saltcorner.com/1024/index1024.htm

 

[thor32766]

to me he actullay may look like Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus they are known to have spots on the face and a little bit of white on its tail sections. Which it looks like he does. Great Bristletooth either way.

 

[urbor]

acanthurus nigrofuscus

im positive

here is a link to a site with some info on it

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4739

 

[kes_reef]

Looks like atlantic blue tang

 

[silvers]

most deff not an atlantic blue.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12507411#post12507411 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by urbor
acanthurus nigrofuscus

im positive

here is a link to a site with some info on it

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4739

agreed

 

[fishyz]

looks like a sub-adult striped bristletooth tang (Ctenochaetus striatus). It looks like it just lost its juve stripes and is taking on the adult coloration. I have one in my 90g, great fish.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

There is no way that fish is a Ctenochaetus. It's absolutely an Acanthurus sp.

 

[ejrabekoff]

This could just be the picture, but I do not think that it is an acanthurus, as there is no white spot at the base of the tail.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12507942#post12507942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ejrabekoff
This could just be the picture, but I do not think that it is an acanthurus, as there is no white spot at the base of the tail.

??? What do you mean? There are MANY tangs in the genus Acanthurus, and a white spot is not the basis of IDing them.

 

[rottbo]

If its a acanthurus nigrofuscus wouldnt the barb be surrounded in blue too

 

[thor32766]

thats what is throwing me off. It looks like he has a white stripe through his barb and all the way around.

 

[AtlanticBlue]

There is NO WAY that is an Acanthurus Tang...it is a Bristletooth Tang hands down.

Some sort of Ctenochaetus specie. It's the mouth that makes him not an Atlantic Blue and not any other Acanthurus. Look up a pic of a Tomini Tang or a Yellow Eyed Kole Tang...this fish could be it's cousin.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12510016#post12510016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AtlanticBlue
There is NO WAY that is an Acanthurus Tang...it is a Bristletooth Tang hands down.

Some sort of Ctenochaetus specie. It's the mouth that makes him not an Atlantic Blue and not any other Acanthurus. Look up a pic of a Tomini Tang or a Yellow Eyed Kole Tang...this fish could be it's cousin.

Sorry dude, your wrong. In retrospect, it may not be a nigrofuscus, but it is defintiely an Acanthurus. The mouth structure is a dead giveaway. Acanthurus tangs like this (nigrofuscus, maculiceps, tennettis, etc) are frequently mistaken for bristletooths, but they are not.

 

[Reeftanks6]

Looks like an Orange spot bristletooth tang. If that is you got a great fish man.