Tang ID

[lubyone1]

Can someone please ID this tang for me? I've been told its a white face tang but I'm not certain.

 

[abulgin]

did you search fishbase.org or check wetwebmedia.com?

 

[sps1-2-b]

Saw this at a lfs. Worker there said it was a variation of the bristletooth tang family. That's a nice fish.

 

[lubyone1]

I've checked webwetmedia but not fishbase.org yet. I'll keep looking but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[SmknReefer]

reminds me alot of a blonde naso, but not quite there... interesting....I'll look too!

 

[crvz]

blonde naso?!? it's either something from the Ctenochaetus or Acanthurus genera.

 

[lubyone1]

Tried to take a couple of better shots.

You can see that it has a thin blue trim around the body fins.

 

[Tswifty]

I think LiveAquaria had some in their Diver's Den a while back... I think they were calling it a White Spine Tang, but I'm not certain.

 

[abulgin]

Looks nothing like a naso. It is definitely a member of the bristle/comb tooth tang family.

 

[Tswifty]

Possibly a juvenile one of these?

Ocean Surgeonfish [Acanthurus bahianus]

http://seafishes.wordpress.com/category/colors-and-stripes/brown/

Another pic of one:

 

[SmknReefer]

HELLO....I said reminds me of the blonde naso.... not that it looks like or IS a naso. The color scheme... sheesh! Sensitive people.

 

[lubyone1]

Definitely not a jevu as its about 5-6in in length.

I thought it looked like that White Spine I saw in the Divers Den a few weeks back.

 

[Tswifty]

Yeah I couldn't remember if the white spine had a yellow or black tail though. The blue on the fins reminded me of it though.

 

[Harley Fish]

Maby we should all make up a name together

and solve this problem once and for all!

i go with "black,blue tiped white spine tangy thing"

how bout a poll???

 

[lubyone1]

Could this be it?

Ctenochaetus binotatus

http://www.saltvattensguiden.se/forumet/geek/gars/images/1/3/7/7/kirurg.JPG

3/4 way down the page.

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...us+binotatus&start=36&ndsp=18&um=1&hl=en&sa=N

 

[lubyone1]

Any other thoughts?

 

[shuguley]

looks like somebody else asked Bob Fenner over at Wet Web Media the id of the same fish and he speculated it was a "renovation" of a Ctenochaetus Binotatus. Scroll to the bottom of this page, the pic posted looks a lot like yours.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/koleid.htm

 

[cpony69]

It is NOT a naso tang nor in the Bristletooth family. It is in the Acanthurus family though.

 

[Billybeau1]

I agree it is some type of Acanthurus.

 

[abulgin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13191376#post13191376 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cpony69
It is NOT a naso tang nor in the Bristletooth family. It is in the Acanthurus family though.

I believe it is a Ctenochaetus binotatus, which is in the bristletooth family. From WWM:

"One of six genera of acanthurids, Ctenochaetus comprises nine of the seventy-five or so described species of Surgeonfishes. Specialized mouths and teeth (cteno-chaetus means "comb bristle" define the genus’ members. Unlike other surgeons that have rigid, attached dentition, Ctenochaetus have movable, individual, bristle-like teeth. Coupled with a protrusible, outreaching mouth, these fishes use this unusual feeding device to sort and remove interstitial fauna, scrape soft algae, and "detritus" of nutritive value from rock and substrate. "

This does not look like any of the Acanthurus genus: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/acanthurtngs.htm