Sold to me as a silver spot tang but I am not sure.

mort · Apr 3, 2018

I'd still think truncatus is more likely and unless your lfs imports in massive amounts your unlikely to find a proper yellow eyed kole for anything near £30 where as its about pa for an indonesian silver spot tang.

atoll · Apr 3, 2018

mort said:
I'd still think truncatus is more likely and unless your lfs imports in massive amounts your unlikely to find a proper yellow eyed kole for anything near £30 where as its about pa for an indonesian silver spot tang.

My LFS buys from the largest marine fish importer in Europe here in the UK. Many fish come from Indonesia and indeed all over the world.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 3, 2018

Not a kole.
Looks like a tang I used to have - Lavender tang, or indian gold ring bristletooth tang.

Ento-Reefer · Apr 3, 2018

does it look like this guy? Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus the blue lipped tang. I love this fish. I have had mine for 4 years now.

atoll · Apr 4, 2018

Had a long look and took a couple more pic's of the tang but not the best. I can't see any markings on its body whatsoever.

Ento-Reefer said:
does it look like this guy? Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus the blue lipped tang. I love this fish. I have had mine for 4 years now.

Not really apart from the body shape

mort · Apr 4, 2018

My Id was based on my thought it had a yellow ring around its eye. If that vid grab is accurate colouration then I'd been more inclined to say ctenochaetus striatus, as they mature they darken. If you google it there are a few similarly coloured fish pictured and I would hazard a guess that yours has the same pattern if you take a picture of it with a flash, like the ones on Google are.

atoll · Apr 4, 2018

mort said:
My Id was based on my thought it had a yellow ring around its eye. If that vid grab is accurate colouration then I'd been more inclined to say ctenochaetus striatus, as they mature they darken. If you google it there are a few similarly coloured fish pictured and I would hazard a guess that yours has the same pattern if you take a picture of it with a flash, like the ones on Google are.

The fish is only around 3" so far from mature yet I would have thought, however, it does have the characteristic yellow/gold ring round its eye so there is a good chance you are right. Maybe as it does mature a 100% accurate ID can be arrived at. I am short sighted so not the best of eyesight and friend who has perfect vision is coming over this afternoon and will take a good look to see what if any colour makings are on the body.

Ento-Reefer · Apr 4, 2018

atoll said:
The fish is only around 3" so far from mature yet I would have thought, however, it does have the characteristic yellow/gold ring round its eye so there is a good chance you are right. Maybe as it does mature a 100% accurate ID can be arrived at. I am short sighted so not the best of eyesight and friend who has perfect vision is coming over this afternoon and will take a good look to see what if any colour makings are on the body.

If it has the eye ring then it isn't the blue lipped. It is really hard to tell much from the photos.

atoll · Apr 4, 2018

Ento-Reefer said:
If it has the eye ring then it isn't the blue lipped. It is really hard to tell much from the photos.

I have discounted the blue lip.

atoll · Apr 4, 2018

Friend came over this evening and we both took a few long hard looks at my tang. Firstly it can only be described as either a very black or dark brown indeed. The dorsal and anal fins do have a touch of blue tot heir edges when the light catches in a certain way. However, there are no signs of ANY MARKINGS AT ALL not on the body or on the fins, nor any small spots and not a faint line or lines to be seen. Things may change as it gets older who knows but for now the above is an accurate description of how it looks at the moment.