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tnn1567
12/07/2006, 10:26 PM
I tried the reef forum here and didn't get the answer. I am going to try here.

I am purchasing a few dussumieri and a few palani tang. I wanted to know if they are the same. The research I found on the web tell me they are called a palani tang:
a. Acanthurus dussumieri or
b. Ctenochaetus nigrofuscus

What confuses me is Ctenochaetus nigrofuscus is also known as a lavender tang. Does anyone out here know the differences?

Any help distinguishing the Palani and Dussumieri tang will be greatly thankful.