what kind of tang is this?

benter

Member
can someone tell me if this is a mimic tang or a juvenile orange shoulder..its only about an inch and a half long ! Thanks :notsure:
 

anonome

Active Member
My guess would be an orange shoulder juvi. I may be wrong, but I thought mimics have some blue on them, around their faces. :notsure:
 

benter

Member
thanks everyone..thats what it was sold as, I just thought it should have had some hint of the spot they develop..maybe later though...thanks again
 
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surfinusa

Guest
im sure it a juvenile orange shoulder tang too :thinking:
 

dogstar

Active Member
IMO, hard to tell from either pics. Both are 100 % yellow at first....A. pyroferus ( mimic/chocolate ) will develop mimic colors for Centropyge vroliki or C. flavissima, depending on were its collected from and has a more rounded body shape and the A. olivaceus ( orangeshoulder ) has a more elongated body.
BTW, neither are found naturally in the Atlantic.....
 
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