Please ID this tang

[Chris Van Daele]

Hello,

I picked up this tang from my lfs because he had a ton of personality and seemed to have a healthy appetite.

I originally thought he was a kole tang but on closer inspection he doesn’t really match the pictures online. I know it’s difficult to tell with my lights but he is blue in colour and the stripes continue down his face, he does also have a little bit of muted yellow here and there.

Thanks in advance!

 

[DSC reef]

Resembles a dussumieri tang

 

[NatD]

Atlantic Blue Tang?
https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/328/?pcatid=328

 

[Salty Lemon]

Can you get a pic with the lights up?

 

[NatD]

Atlantic Blue Tang?
https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/328/?pcatid=328

Nope — wrong body shape now that I look again :)

 

[Chris Van Daele]

I can get some pictures tomorrow with the lights up
Was hoping it could be identified with the body shape and stripe pattern

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Lighting is bad. But looks like juvenile dessumieri tang

 

[Chris Van Daele]

I’m thinking he might be an eye stripe surgeonfish.....but not positive

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Acanthurus dussumieri, that's what I think it is.

 

[Samina]

Acanthurus coeruleuss (Blue Surgeonfish) maybe? Clearer pic would help more though.

 

[Chris Van Daele]

After a bit more web surfing I’m thinking it looks like a mata tang
I got him for about $50 so might have got a good deal

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have dussomieri - Not dussomieri.
Yellowfin tang

 

[DSC reef]

Definitely not a yellow fin. Looks like a Mata tang is a close match to me. First pic is a yellow fin, second is a mata tang

 

[LAReefer4Life]

After a bit more web surfing I’m thinking it looks like a mata tang
I got him for about $50 so might have got a good deal

Yeah it looks like that. LOL

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yellow fin mid stage below BUT forgot about Mata. Yellowfin wont be $50 anytime

 

[AquaLocker]

I'm thinking it's either a Mata (Acanthurus mata) or a Thompson's (Acanthurus thompsoni)

 

[Chris Van Daele]

^^^ that’s what I’m thinking as well

 

[DSC reef]

I'm thinking it's either a Mata (Acanthurus mata) or a Thompson's (Acanthurus thompsoni)

Agreed, ID's can be tough!