What is he?

[mredwin25]

What tang is this? Got him a long time ago and not sure what he actually is, he looked a lot different when smaller

 

[MikeReefs]

Believe this is a lavender tang

 

[Cheese Griller]

It's definitely something in the Dussumeri/Bariene/Yellowfin complex, maybe even A. Blochii.

 

[BryanM]

2nd vote for lavendar tang.

 

[mredwin25]

I have a lavender also, tail shape and colors are different

 

[Brad Vaughn]

I have a lavender also, tail shape and colors are different

What's your Lavender's temperament like?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

What tang is this? Got him a long time ago and not sure what he actually is, he looked a lot different when smaller

You've got a Dussumieri Tang (Acanthurus dusumieri) there - no spots at the base of the fins by the tail (A. nigrofuscus); yellow fins instead of dark blue/black as well as a yellow tail stripe instead of a white one (A. blochii) [these can have white stripes, but the stripe being yellow eliminates some lookalikes); no blue marking behind the gill (A. fowleri); no black spot or vertical gold stripe behind the eye (A. bariene); and the yellow eye-stripe goes up from the eye instead of down from it (A. xanthopterus).

There are a few other tells between a few of these species (like the spotting on your tangs tail), but these are generally going to be good enough points to differentiate with.
https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1023

 

[mredwin25]

What's your Lavender's temperament like?

very chill

 

[mredwin25]

You've got a Dussumieri Tang (Acanthurus dusumieri) there - no spots at the base of the fins by the tail (A. nigrofuscus); yellow fins instead of dark blue/black as well as a yellow tail stripe instead of a white one (A. blochii) [these can have white stripes, but the stripe being yellow eliminates some lookalikes); no blue marking behind the gill (A. fowleri); no black spot or vertical gold stripe behind the eye (A. bariene); and the yellow eye-stripe goes up from the eye instead of down from it (A. xanthopterus).

There are a few other tells between a few of these species (like the spotting on your tangs tail), but these are generally going to be good enough points to differentiate with.
https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1023

yup that’s more like it, thanks

 

[hncsnd204]

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