Polini Tang
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Do you mean tomini tang? I am not aware of any polini tang
JaimeAdams
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No, he means a Palani
brwaldbaum
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How many names does this fish have?
Labridaedicted
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*Jedi mind trick wave* This is the tang you are looking for....
Acanthurus dussumieri
One of the many common names for this fish is simply Palani. The most common name for it is the eye-stripe surgeon, though. It can get quite large (can occasionally get over 20") and is native to Hawaii. Not a real common one in the trade, so it's definitely a cool oddball tang to have.
Acanthurus dussumieri
One of the many common names for this fish is simply Palani. The most common name for it is the eye-stripe surgeon, though. It can get quite large (can occasionally get over 20") and is native to Hawaii. Not a real common one in the trade, so it's definitely a cool oddball tang to have.
JaimeAdams
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They are not the same fish.
Although people do call juvenile Dussumieri Palani Tangs sometimes.
Just google for the difference and you will find some discussions. We actually have a Palani at the store that I work in the coral tank, it is not A. dussumieri
Although people do call juvenile Dussumieri Palani Tangs sometimes.
Just google for the difference and you will find some discussions. We actually have a Palani at the store that I work in the coral tank, it is not A. dussumieri
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What is the Latin name? I still don't know what tang we're talking about.
Labridaedicted
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Perhaps A. nigrofuscus? Dussumieri were the only ones I'd heard called Palani previously.
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That’s the trouble with these ‘popular’ names .... they create confusion. I know the palani as the ring tail (Blochii) tang. Gets quite large.
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You raise a heck of a point although I didn't think it was spread to the fish but I guess I can see how it would happen. Corals, on the other hand, insert random name generator, add two zeros, and sell the coral for a premium.
