Yellow Eye Tang

Appears to be endemic to the hawaiian islands.

Yellow eye tang. It has an oval shaped body with bold markings that change with maturity. It has an oval shaped body with bold markings that change with maturity. Ctenochaetus strigosus known by the common names kole tang or spotted surgeonfish or goldring surgeonfish or yellow eyed tang is a marine reef tang in the fish family acanthuridae which is endemic to oceana it grows to 5 7 inches 14 6 cm in the wild.

The kole yellow eye tang is known by many names including the striped bristletooth goldring bristletooth yellow eye tang and yelloweye surgeonfish. This species in distinctive in colouration as juvenile and the bright yellow eyes show particularly in the darker adults. It has a brown color with light blue to yellow horizontal stripes over its body which change into spots towards the face.

Strigosus and the spotted bristletooth c. Top care facts for the spotted yellow eye tang ctenochaetus strigosus care level. Over 1 5 3 5 indian ocean 99 99.

The name has been broadly used throughout the indo pacific for several other species. Various shallow reef habitats often in small aggregations. The yellow eyed tang or kole tang ctenochaetus strigosus was described by bennett in 1828.

As a juvenile it has a yellow gold to tan colored body with stripes and spots. Spotted yellow eye tang for sale 4less. Striatus are sometimes called kole yellow eye tang yellow eye tang or yelloweye surgeonfish.

They were originally in the acanthurus genus as acanthurus strigosus yet later renamed ctenochaetus strigosus. Subscribe to our e newsletter. The kole tang is commonly referred as kole yellow eye tang yellow eye tang or yellow eye surgeonfish.