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[Andreaitaly]

Hi....wich type of strigosus??

 

[vetteguy53081]

Many will say gem tang but its a Spotted Yellow-Eye Bristletooth Tang

 

[Soren]

It looks like Ctenochaetus truncatus, commonly known as square-tail bristletooth tang or Indian gold-ring bristletooth tang.

Ctenochaetus strigosus has stripes instead of spots on the sides.

 

[vetteguy53081]

yellow eye bristle:

Something Fishy :: Aquarium Livestock :: Fish :: Spotted Yellow-Eye Bristletooth Tang, Medium (toofishy.com)

 

[Andreaitaly]

They Said me ...its come from sri Lanka

 

[vetteguy53081]

It looks like Ctenochaetus truncatus, commonly known as square-tail bristletooth tang or Indian gold-ring bristletooth tang.

Ctenochaetus strigosus has stripes instead of spots on the sides.

Truncatus Is a yellow eye bristletooth

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Great looking fish.

 

[Soren]

Truncatus Is a yellow eye bristletooth

I agree, though Ctenochaetus strigosus, or Kole tang, is also called yellow-eye bristletooth tang, so there is confusion without additional clarification.

Since the original question asked if this was strigosus, I wanted to be clear to differentiate based on my research. Sometimes even Ctenochaetus truncatus is called a Kole tang due to similarities, but I do not like such confusing common naming, so I try to use the genus and species when being specific.

Edit: I also should have noted that I agreed with your first post and was only adding additional clarification and information. Spotted versus striped differentiates whether a yellow-eye bristletooth tang is C. truncatus or C. strigosus respectively.

 

[Soren]

yellow eye bristle:

Something Fishy :: Aquarium Livestock :: Fish :: Spotted Yellow-Eye Bristletooth Tang, Medium (toofishy.com)

Apparently they can have a combination of spots and stripes on the sides, further confusing the issue!

 

[SaltyT]

I do not like such confusing common naming, so I try to use the genus and species when being specific.

100% agree. This thread is a prime example of how confusing common names can be. Using scientific names clears confusion.

 

[SqualoBruto]

in questo caso avendo sia macchie che strisce sul corpo quale dei 2 sarà?