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02-24-2004, 10:17 PM
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Pearl Tang?
Hey all, I was at Coral Ocean Aquarium today and was just browsing the front display where there was what looked like a kole-ish tang, but more grey/tranlucent, lots of hypopigmented spots in a linear fashion and purple rings aruond the eyes... actively grazing off the rocks... the owner told me it was a pearl tang???
JT 
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02-24-2004, 11:14 PM
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I've never heard of Coral Ocean Aquarium were is it?
J
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02-25-2004, 02:01 AM
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wow he was open... I've only been there once when it was opened, been many times when no one was there. Pearl tang huh... a quick google search reveals, nothing useful.
Doug
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02-25-2004, 02:41 AM
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Same here Doug, found a nice drumkit by Pearl called Tang...
What are the chances it's a mustard tang, Acanthurus guttatus, or gem tang, Zebrasoma gemmatum (slim to none). The sailfin tangs (Zebrasoma veliferum) come in a range of slight variations. For that matter, so does the kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus). Honestly it's difficult to tell. There are a few tangs that could fit your description (many of the Ctenochaetus genus in fact, including as well C. marginatus; or how about Prionurus punctatus), I would wander around on http://www.wetwebmedia.com, particularly http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ctenocha.htm and see what you find.
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02-25-2004, 02:44 AM
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When in doubt, buy it and take pictures.... I did that with a coral that I still haven't ID'd 100% but I've got a good idea what it is.
Seriously, would he let you take a pic or two and post them? heck it might help him sell it. Doug
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