What tang is this

[Fin-up reefing]

I got this guy at my LFS what kind is it?

 

[Coralreefer1]

Looks like a Mimic Tang

 

[Xanthurum]

Could you get some more pics it definitely could be but there are a few other possibilities also.

 

[Fin-up reefing]

Could you get some more pics it definitely could be but there are a few other possibilities also.

It's labeled as a bristle tooth

 

[Fin-up reefing]

 

[Mastiffsrule]

I’m going with mimic lemon peel also

 

[Fin-up reefing]

I’m going with mimic lemon peel also

There's one of those here too but they look so different

 

[Coralreefer1]

Does it have blue on the tip of its dorsal and anal fins?
If it does then it is a completely different fish.
It would possibly be a Ctenochaetus Truncatus( Yellow Bristletooth Tang) if it did.

 

[Fin-up reefing]

Does it have blue on the tip of its dorsal and anal fins?
If it does then it is a completely different fish.
It would possibly be a Ctenochaetus Truncatus( Yellow Bristletooth Tang) if it did.

Yes it does, how come I've never seen yellow bristletooths before? Are they hard to find?

 

[Coralreefer1]

They are not very common because pet shops stock more popular fish. Plus, they are not very common and many aquarists don’t know about them. The Kole and Tomini Tangs are the fan favorites and most popular.

 

[scchase]

100% Ctenochaetus sp. which one though is the problem, many in the genus change considerably as they mature. This fish is not a mimic tang.

 

[Jesterrace]

Yes it does, how come I've never seen yellow bristletooths before? Are they hard to find?

It's a young squaretail, they turn a brownish color when they mature. They have a Yellow color as juvies. So if it isn't a young Lemon Peel Mimic Tang aka Chocolate Tang then that is likely what it is (C.Truncatus).

 

[Xanthurum]

It could be a few different species of Bristletooth as most start out as yellow juveniles but based on the mouth structure I agree it’s Ctenochaetus. Depending on price I would jump on it cuz it could be flavicauda, but even if it’s a squaretail (truncatus) they are very nice just FYI.

 

[Pbh-reef]

I agree it’s in the bristletooth genus from the mouth. It could be squaretail could even be a white tail, I can’t tell from the pics. Check out this thread for images for a whitetail juvenile

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/juvenile-white-tail-bristletooth-tang.593864/

 

[Fin-up reefing]

It could be a few different species of Bristletooth as most start out as yellow juveniles but based on the mouth structure I agree it’s Ctenochaetus. Depending on price I would jump on it cuz it could be flavicauda, but even if it’s a squaretail (truncatus) they are very nice just FYI.

Just purchased it for $60

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Sweet! Good looking fish.