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Tang Identification – 7/30/08
Hello WWM Crew, thank you for
looking at my question! I need help in identifying a tang of mine. I
don't have any pictures though. I can't find the charger to my camera at
the moment. So I'll describe it, if that's okay. Alright, it's a Unicorn
Tang. It's still pretty small, and it looks like a juvenile Naso
Brevirostris AND Naso Vlamingii. It has a silvery light color on the
bottom, a light greenish silver on the top. It has a blue mouth, it's
face and the rest of it's body is covered in light blue patterns/spots.
It has a black spot in it's eyes, and a golden ring around it. The end
of it's tail has a gold/whitish highlight, that only runs through the
middle. When it hides in rocks, it develops a very dark green/brown
color, a thick dark line between it's eyes.
Fortunately, I do have a
video in YouTube where it shows up.
If you'd like, follow this link
and maybe it'll help identifying it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o_BvQRcoZvU
Thank you,
Itcchyy
<... looks like a N. brevirostris to me. Bob Fenner>
Naso tang ("Hey baby, check out my streamers")
Hello
I wanted
to compliment you on your website, I think it's the most complete
internet site about aquarium and marine related topics on the net .(is
there anything that you don't know!!), I go on it almost every day to
learn new things, it is very helpful.
<Pleased to hear it, share>
My question is that I have a Naso tang about 5-6 inch long it doesn't
seem to develop the "streamer", how much time does it take normally
is it only the male who develops the streamer I am a little bit confuse,
and if so how can we tell if it's a male? I went to my local pet shop
and nobody seems to have the answer.
<Yes to some specimens not
developing the caudal/tail fin streamers with age/growth. This is a
sexual characteristic... of males. I had a friend at OTEC (Ocean Thermal
Energy Conversion Lab), now NELHA (Natural Energy Lab Hawai'i Authority)
on the Big Island, Kailua-Kona who was captive breeding and trying to
rear Naso lituratus who told me that not quite so mature males sometimes
lacked streamers... but all streamered individuals he assayed were
functioning males. Bob Fenner>
Thank you, Leonel
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