Vanuatu fish

[Rastapus]

Hey everyone,
Check out some of our rarer fish out of Vanuatu! This link is from one of our customers in Hong Kong that just received some very nice SW angels and monster Masked Heniochus! ???? | SEALIFE Hong Kong Limited

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Is the Black tang at the bottom of the page the same type of black tang I saw in your Burnaby store? Is it a Thompsoni tang or do you have the scientific name for that species (the one in your store especially)?

Thanks,

Anthony

[Rastapus]

Actually it is a Vanuatu variant. It is an Acanthurus species but not a thompsoni. On the reef it is jet black.

[gmachine19]

If only fresh water fish are that colorful

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Thanks for the prompt reply Grant.

So, the "black tang" sold at your Burnaby store is not a Acanthurus thompsoni. Hmmm, would be nice to know which species it is. I'm guessing its a Vanuatu endemic. Wonder if it has a Latin name I can look up.

Anthony

[Rastapus]

Tough to say. Ring tail's for example have a clear white ring when juvenile where as this fish is jet black so it is unlikely to be a juvenile thompsoni. Also, my previous fish biologist listed it as an Acanthurus sp. suggesting a variant.

[Algae Beater]

Those Aberant Angels are unbelievable!

(nice Deepwater Bispinosa too!)